Early Elizabethan Tragedies of the Inns of Court

Originally published in 1987, this book is a study of many aspects of the Elizabethan tragedies of the inns of court, which have long been recognized as seminal in the development of Elizabethan tragedy, and include the earliest formal dramatic tragedy in English.

List of contents

Introduction. Part 1: Formation. 1. Thomas Norton. 2. Thomas Sackville. 3. Gorboduc: Presentation and Collaborations. 4. Gorboduc: Formal and Technical Origins. 5. Jocasta. 6. Gismond of Salerne. 7. The Misfortunes of Arthur. Part 2: Achievement. 8. Plot Construction. 9. Characters and Characterization. 10. The Pathetic Element. 11. Ethical Significance. 12. Expression: Rhetorical Structure. 13. Expression: Versification. 14. Expression: Diction, Imagery and Classical Allusion. 15. Spectacle, Action and Music. 16. Epilogue.

About the author

S F Johnson

Summary

Originally published in 1987, this book is a study of many aspects of the Elizabethan tragedies of the inns of court, which have long been recognized as seminal in the development of Elizabethan tragedy, and include the earliest formal dramatic tragedy in English.

Product details

• Authors: S. F. Johnson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367112295
• ISBN: 978-0-367-11229-5
• No. of pages: 898
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism