{"product_id":"9780713682847","title":"Revenger's Tragedy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRevenger's Tragedy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian Gibbons | Brian Gibbons\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oh do not jest thy doom\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Revenger's Tragedy \u003c\/i\u003eis an intense tragic burlesque. Its hero, Vindice, desires to avenge the death of his betrothed. Operating in disguises he provokes discord among his enemies so that they plot against each other. It is an anonymous masterpiece (the play was entered in the Stationer's Register on 7th October 1607 without an author being named) produced at a crucial phase in Jacobean theatre with \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Malcontent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVolpone and King Lear \u003c\/i\u003eall recently performed. Written with vivid imagery, the play contains energetic, high-spirited action and brooding, slow-paced scenes on the subjects of death, revenge and evil, culminating in an unexpected ironic climax. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new student edition contains a completely re-edited text of the play and a new Introduction examining this unique combination of poetic tragedy, macabre farce and satire, focused on the dark brilliance of the hero Vindice. It also views the play in wider contexts - of contemporary attitudes to women, as well as contemporary debates concerning rebellion against tyranny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Editor, Brian Gibbons has been a General Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Mermaids \u003c\/i\u003esince 1974 and also a General Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Cambridge Shakespeare \u003c\/i\u003esince its inception. He is the author of many articles about English Drama, of two books, \u003ci\u003eJacobean City Comedy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Multiplicity\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of editions in \u003ci\u003eThe New Mermaids \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Cambridge Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 November 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713682847\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335410434188,"sku":"9780713682847","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_acc753ca-640b-4517-a6af-4ed7cc71b6f5.jpg?v=1788030024","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713682847","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}