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A most thorough study of the Elizabethan Tragedy of Revenge, its origins, development, the ethical influence affecting it and the inter-relations of the plays.

This book, the first to trace revenge tragedy's evolving dialogue with early modern law, draws on changing laws of evidence, food riots, piracy, and debates ove

Twelve plays are examined individually regarding their origins, stage and critical histories and the problems associated with their categorization as tragedy.