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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.

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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

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

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. <br>-Michael Bristol, McGill University <br>... there is much here that is scholastically original and pedagigically useful. <br>- Early Modern Literary Studies <br>

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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.

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