Early Modern Tragedy and the Cinema of Violence

Early Modern Tragedy and the Cinema of Violence
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9780230597112
ISBN-13 : 0230597114
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Book Synopsis Early Modern Tragedy and the Cinema of Violence by : S. Simkin

Download or read book Early Modern Tragedy and the Cinema of Violence written by S. Simkin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers parallel issues in revenge tragedies of the early seventeenth-century and violent cinema of the last thirty years. It offers a series of provocative explorations of death, revenge and justice, and gender and violence. What happens when we connect The White Devil with Basic Instinct ? The Changeling or Titus Andronicus with Straw Dogs ? Doctor Faustus with Se7en ? Taxi Driver with The Spanish Tragedy ? Appealing to those with an interest in either drama or film, written in an engaging style, the book also reconsiders the high /popular culture divide, and reflects on the enduring significance of the revenge motif in Western culture over the past four hundred years, particularly in the post 9/11 context.


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