The atheist's tragedy; or, The honest man's revenge
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Author
Contributors
Ribner, Irving, editor.
Published
Cambridge : Harvard University Press, [1964].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
lxvi, 131 pages : facsimile ; 21 cm.
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Published
Cambridge : Harvard University Press, [1964].
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Written by Cyril Tourneur and first published in 1611, "The Atheist's Tragedy, or the Honest Man's Revenge" is a classic Jacobean era revenge play. In this drama we find the story of D'Amville, a wealthy French nobleman and our titular atheist. D'Amville is a cynical, ruthless, and Machiavellian character who conspires to have his brother, the Baron Montferrers, killed and ruin his nephew, Charlemont, in order to gain the son's inheritance. With a complex three-level plot structure "The Atheist's Tragedy" would incite much critical analysis since its publication, specifically with regard to the plays place in the evolution of Jacobean tragedy and the revenge play. One can compare Tourneur's work here to "The Revenger's Tragedy," which some believe to actually be authored by Tourneur and not Thomas Middleton, as well as other revenge tragedies including Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy," and George Chapman's "The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois;" all instrumental works in the development of this form of drama
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tourneur, C., & Ribner, I. (1964). The atheist's tragedy; or, The honest man's revenge . Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tourneur, Cyril, 1575?-1626 and Irving, Ribner. 1964. The Atheist's Tragedy; Or, The Honest Man's Revenge. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tourneur, Cyril, 1575?-1626 and Irving, Ribner. The Atheist's Tragedy; Or, The Honest Man's Revenge Harvard University Press, 1964.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tourneur, Cyril, and Irving Ribner. The Atheist's Tragedy; Or, The Honest Man's Revenge Harvard University Press, 1964.
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