Six Renaissance Tragedies: The Spanish Tragedy, the Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, the Revenger's Tragedy, the Duchess of Malfi, the Changeling, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Summary
Skipping the works of Shakespeare and Johnson (which are readily accessible), the six plays discussed here have been chosen to represent a remarkable flowering of tragic dramatic writing during one of the most prolific periods of theatrical activity, that known as the English Renaissance, from about 1590 to 1640. each play was a major work for its author, a major drama for the period, and still significant today.
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