Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Johns Hopkins University, 2013, titled Last acts : the arts of dying, the good deathbed and the early modern stage. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the art of dying -- Dying badly : Doctor Faustus and the parodic drama of blasphemy -- Dying politically : Edward II and the ends of dynastic monarchy -- Dying representatively : Richard II and mimetic mortality -- Dying communally : Volpone and how to get rich quick -- Epilogue : afterlife.
Summary:
"Last Acts: The Art of Dying on the Early Modern Stage shows how theater reflects, enables, and contests the politicization of life and death. The book analyzes representations of dying in plays by writers including Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson, alongside devotional texts and contemporary biopolitical theory"-- Provided by publisher.
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