Three Revenge Tragedies: The Revenger's Tragedy; The White Devil; The Changeling Paperback - 2005
by Cyril Tourneur; John Webster; Thomas Middleton
Following Queen Elizabeth I's reign, the new court of King James was beset by political instability and moral corruption. This atmosphere provided fertile ground for the dramatists of the age, who explored the ways in which social decadence and the abuse of power breed resentment, leading inexorably to violent retribution.
In Cyril Tourneur's The Revenger's Tragedy, the debauched son of an Italian Duke attempts to rape the virtuous Gloriana a veiled reference to Elizabeth I. John Webster's The White Devil depicts a sinister world of intrigue and murderous infidelity, while The Changeling, perhaps Thomas Middleton's supreme achievement, powerfully portrays a woman bringing about her own unwitting destruction. All three are masterpieces of brooding intensity, dominated by images of decay, disillusionment, and death.
Summary
Following Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, the new court of King James was beset by political instability and moral corruption. This atmosphere provided fertile ground for the dramatists of the age, who explored the ways in which social decadence and the abuse of power breed resentment, leading inexorably to violent retribution.
In Cyril Tourneur’s The Revenger’s Tragedy, the debauched son of an Italian Duke attempts to rape the virtuous Gloriana—a veiled reference to Elizabeth I. John Webster’s The White Devil depicts a sinister world of intrigue and murderous infidelity, while The Changeling, perhaps Thomas Middleton’s supreme achievement, powerfully portrays a woman bringing about her own unwitting destruction. All three are masterpieces of brooding intensity, dominated by images of decay, disillusionment, and death.
- The introduction explores the plays' major themes and places them within the turbulent cultural and social context of their time of composition
- Previously published as Three Jacobean Tragedies
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- Title Three Revenge Tragedies: The Revenger's Tragedy; The White Devil; The Changeling
- Author Cyril Tourneur; John Webster; Thomas Middleton
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, U.S.A.
- Date April 26, 2005
- ISBN 9780141441245 / 0141441240
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.24 x 0.76 in (19.81 x 13.31 x 1.93 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Revenge, English drama - 17th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005275574
- Dewey Decimal Code 822.051
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