{"product_id":"revenge-tragedy-and-classical-philosophy-christopher-crosbie-9781474440271","title":"Revenge Tragedy and Classical Philosophy on the Early Modern Stage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamines the influence of classical philosophy on revenge narratives by Shakespeare and his contemporaries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book discovers within early modern revenge tragedy the surprising shaping presence of a wide array of classical philosophies not commonly affiliated with the genre. By recovering the pervasive influence of Aristotelian faculty psychology on \u003cem\u003eThe Spanish Tragedy\u003c\/em\u003e, Aristotelian ethics on \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/em\u003e, Lucretian atomism on \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, Galenic pneumatics on \u003cem\u003eAntonio's Revenge\u003c\/em\u003e and Epictetian Stoicism on \u003cem\u003eThe Duchess of Malfi\u003c\/em\u003e, Crosbie reveals how the very atmospheres and ontological assumptions of revenge tragedy exert their own kind of conditioning dramaturgical force. The book also revitalises our understanding of how the Renaissance stage, even at its most lurid, functions as a unique space for the era's practical, vernacular engagement with received philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the twentieth-century development of revenge tragedy as a genre, and diagnoses the roots of modern criticism's tendency to treat most philosophy as estranged from the violent work of revenge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides fresh readings of five plays central to the revenge tragedy genre, paying close attention to the conditioning influence of classical philosophy on their narratives of retribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how revenge tragedy's distinctive 'moods' or 'atmospheres' emerge from fully-realized sets of ontological assumptions which help shape reception of retribution on the early modern stage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops new reception histories for five classical philosophical doctrines, revealing their currency and, what's more, radical adaptability within early modern England\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Crosbie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474440274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474440271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Christopher Crosbie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942847906047,"sku":"9781474440271","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_09b5f16a-d202-4936-aa93-80c3c393c5d3.jpg?v=1681494702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revenge-tragedy-and-classical-philosophy-christopher-crosbie-9781474440271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}