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Book SynopsisBreaking new ground in the study of tragedy, early modern theatre, and literary London, Metropolitan Tragedy demonstrates that early modern tragedy emerged from the juncture of radical changes in London's urban fabric and the city's judicial procedures.
Trade Review'This book will delight anyone who is curious about the early modern history of London, a city that beguiled locals and visitors alike with fantasies of economic opportunity, political freedom and moral reformation.' -- Penelope Geng Renaissance Quarterly vol 68:03:2016 'Metropolitan Tragedy is a valuable piece of scholarship... Highly recommended.' -- J.D. Sharpe Choice Magazine vol 53:03:2015
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Topography, Murder, and Early Modern Domestic Tragedy 2. Translatio Metropolitae and Early English Revenge Tragedy 3. Tyrant Tragedy and the Tyranny of Tragedy in Stuart London 4. Noise, the Great Fire, and Milton's Samson Agonistes Postscript
