Theatre of Civilized Excess: New Perspectives on Jacobean Tragedy

"Jacobean tragedy is typically seen as translating a general dissatisfaction with the first Stuart monarch and his court into acts of calculated recklessness and cynical brutality. Drawing on theoretical influences from social history, psychoanalysis and the study of discourses, this innovative book proposes an alternative perspective: Jacobean tragedy should be seen in the light of the institutional and social concerns of the early modern stage and the ambiguities which they engendered."--BOOK JACKET.Müller-Wood, Anja is the author of 'Theatre of Civilized Excess: New Perspectives on Jacobean Tragedy', published 2007 under ISBN 9789042021907 and ISBN 904202190X.