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Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy
Author(s): Naomi Conn Liebler (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: November 30, 1995
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 278 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415086574
- ISBN-13: 9780415086578
Book Description
Shakespeare’s Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and King Lear as `sacrifical victims of the prevailing social order’.
A fascinating examination of Shakespearean tragedy, this extraordinary book will provoke excitment and controversy alike.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A splendid volume…[Liebler’s] readings of Shakespeare’s plays are rich in interpretive insights, which are all the more striking in the way they have been situated in a new and highly original theoretical context.”
-Michael Bristol, McGill University
…”there is much here that is scholastically original and pedagigically useful.”
-“Early Modern Literary Studies
-Michael Bristol, McGill University
…”there is much here that is scholastically original and pedagigically useful.”
-“Early Modern Literary Studies
About the Author
Naomi Conn Liebler is Professor of English at Montclair State University, where in 1990 she was named Distinguished Scholar. She is the author of a variety of articles on Shakespeare and, with John Drakakis, is co-editor of a forthcoming reader on tragedy.
