Overview

This book offers a compelling examination of how violence reverberates through Renaissance drama and early modern society. This edited collection explores the multifaceted nature of violence in early modern England, revealing how violent acts create ripple effects that extend far beyond their initial occurrence. The book's chapters investigate these echoes and distortions, making historically distant violence more comprehensible to contemporary readers. Rather than limiting its scope to physical bloodshed, the collection adopts a broader definition that encompasses violent language, soundscapes, and systemic oppression. By examining both theatrical representations and historical incidents, the authors illuminate the increasingly blurred boundary between staged and real violence. Through this comprehensive approach, the collection weaves a rich tapestry that captures the complex interconnections between various forms of violence in Renaissance England, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of how violence permeated early modern society and culture. This wide-ranging exploration will appeal to specialists in early modern violence seeking diverse perspectives, as well as students and scholars researching Renaissance texts, historical violence, or interdisciplinary approaches to early modern studies.

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Author:   Samantha Dressel ,  Matthew Carter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781041114376

ISBN 10:   1041114370
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   02 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Contributors Introduction by Samantha Dressel and Matthew Carter Chapter 1. Revenge Realness by Samantha Dressel Chapter 2. Contextualizing Marital Violence by Loreen L. Giese Chapter 3. The obscene ob skene by Emma K. Atwood Chapter 4. Sonic Violence in Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi by Amanda Eubanks Winkler Chapter 5. Titular Violence in Beaumont and Fletcher’s The Maid’s Tragedy by Megan Snell Chapter 6. Shakespeare’s Violent Heads by Amina H. Tajbhai Chapter 7. Hotspur’s Trauma: Memory, Identity and War in 1 Henry IV by Eric Dunnum Chapter 8. Vanishing Echoes of Violence by Matthew Carter Chapter 9. Pity and Compassion at the Scaffold in Early Modern England by Jennifer Lodine-Chaffey Chapter 10. Echoes of Peace: Intertextuality, Humanism, and Violence in Shakespeare’s King John by Paul Joseph Zajac Index

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Samantha Dressel is Assistant Professor of English in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University, USA. Matthew Carter is Assistant Professor of English at Clayton State University, USA.

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