The Horror Plays of the English Restoration

Anne Hermanson

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021

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Tropes of monstrosity, madness, venereal disease, incest and atheism define a group of macabre plays which burst onto the London stage in the 1670s. Dubbed the ’horror’ or the ’blood and torture villain tragedies’ by modern critics, these deeply unsettling plays fascinated contemporary audiences. Hermanson's study marks the first comprehensive inve

ISBN-13
9781032098852
ISBN-10
1032098856
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2021
Publication date
2021-06-30
Pages
196
Dimensions
234x156x
Weight
360