Keith Sturgess

Three Elizabethan Domestic Tragedies

Arden of Faversham; a Yorkshire Tragedy; a Woman Killed with Kindness

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Elizabethan domestic tragedies depicted the workings of Fortune in the lives of ordinary people, telling stories of sin, discovery, punishment and divine mercy, with their settings and characterization often enhanced by a blend of realism and sensationalism. Based on chronicles or pamphlets this title describes authentic murders.

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Heywood, Thomas

ISBN: 978-0-14-138981-3
EAN: 9780141389813
Produktnummer: 22786636
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.0 cm x D2.1 cm 220 g
Gewicht: 220
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Thomas Heywood was probably born in Lincolnshire in the 1570s. He is recorded as having written a play for the Admiral's Men in 1596 and was regularly engaged as a player in various companies. As a writer, his output was prolific and ranged from domestic tragedies such as A Woman Killed With Kindness, to histories, comedies and prose works, including An Apology for Actors. He was buried in Clerkenwell, London in 1641. Keith Sturgess was Lecturer in English Literature at the Universities of Khartoum and Lancaster, and subsequently Director of the Nuffield Theatre Studio, Lancaster and Head of the Department of Theatre Studies.