Early Elizabethan Tragedies of the Inns of Court

ISBN-13: 9780367112295 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 898 str.

S. F. Johnson

Opis

Originally published in 1987, this book is a study of many aspects of the Elizabethan tragedies of the inns of court, which have long been recognized as seminal in the development of Elizabethan tragedy, and include the earliest formal dramatic tragedy in English. 

Spis treści

Introduction.  Part 1: Formation.  1. Thomas Norton.  2. Thomas Sackville.  3. Gorboduc: Presentation and Collaborations.  4. Gorboduc: Formal and Technical Origins.  5. Jocasta.  6. Gismond of Salerne.  7. The Misfortunes of Arthur.  Part 2: Achievement.  8. Plot Construction.  9. Characters and Characterization.  10. The Pathetic Element.  11. Ethical Significance.  12. Expression: Rhetorical Structure.  13. Expression: Versification.  14. Expression: Diction, Imagery and Classical Allusion.  15. Spectacle, Action and Music.  16. Epilogue.

O autorze

S F Johnson