The concept of 'revenge for honour' in English fiction and drama between 1580 and 1640
From the production of Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy in the late 1580s until the closing of the theatres in 1642 English tragedy was almost exclusively concerned with revenge. By the close of the sixteenth century, however, the influence of the tragedy of blood revenge for murder was almost exhaust...
Main Author: | Brennan, Elizabeth Mary |
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Royal Holloway, University of London
1958
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.703805 |
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