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This book focuses on early modern revenge plays from the perspective of political theory and anthropology, paying particular attention to the construction, in the plays, of family and state institutions. Plays set for close study are The Spanish Tragedy, Hamlet, The Revenger's Tragedy, The Malcontent and The Duchess of Malfi.



Autorentext

Chris McMahon holds a PhD in English from the University of Queensland. He is a Tutor in International Studies, University of Canberra, Australia.



Zusammenfassung
In this book, McMahon considers Early Modern revenge plays from a political science perspective, paying particular attention to the construction of family and state institutions. Plays set for close study are The Spanish Tragedy, Hamlet, The Revenger's Tragedy, The Malcontent and The Duchess of Malfi. The plays are read as unique events occupying positions in historical process concerning the privatisation of the family (by means of symbolism and concrete household strategies such as budgeting and surveillance) and the subsequent appropriation of the family and its methods by the state. The effect is that family becomes an unofficial organ of the state. This process, however, also involves the reform of the state along lines demanded by the private family. McMahon's critical method, derived from the theory of Bourdieu, Bataille, and Girard, maps capital transactions to reveal emotionally charged, often idiosyncratic responses to issues of shared concern. Such issues include state corruption, the management of women, the performance of roles according to gender, the uses of surveillance, and the ethics of sacrifice.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Family and judiciary in The Spanish Tragedy 3. Competition and grace in Hamlet 4. Surveillance and consumption in The Revenger's Tragedy 5. Education and autocracy in The Malcontent 6. Meritocratic reform in The Duchess of Malfi 7. Conclusion
Titel
Family and the State in Early Modern Revenge Drama
Untertitel
Economies of Vengeance
Autor
Chris McMahon
EAN
9781136496295
ISBN
978-1-136-49629-5
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Taylor & Francis eBooks
Herausgeber
Taylor & Francis
Genre
Sonstiges Belletristik
Veröffentlichung
27.11.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.21 MB
Anzahl Seiten
258
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch