French origins of English tragedy / Richard Hillman.

Author/creator Hillman, Richard, 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoManchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description111 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents On the generic cusp : Richard II, La Guisiade and the invention of tragic heroes -- Out of their classical depth : from pathos to bathos in early English tragedy, or, the comedy of terrors -- Staging the Judith jinx : heads or tales?
Summary Richard Hillman applies to tragic patterns and practices in early modern England his long-standing critical preoccupation with English-French cultural connections in the period. He focuses on distinctive elements that emerge within the English tragedy of the 1590s and early 1600s.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [97]-104) and index.
LCCN 2010284231
ISBN9780719082764 (hbk.)
ISBN0719082765 (hbk.)