A scholarly study of vengeance in Western literature, tracing revenge tragedy from Greek drama through Shakespeare to postmodern art and film.
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A scholarly study of vengeance in Western literature, tracing revenge tragedy from Greek drama through Shakespeare to postmodern art and film.
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Revenge has long been central to European culture. From Homer to Nietzsche, St Paul to Sylvia Plath, numerous major authors have been fascinated by its emotional intensity, and by the questions which it raises about violence, sexuality, death, and the nature of justice. In this exceptionallylearned and lively book, John Kerrigan explores the literature of vengeance from Greek tragedy to postmodernism, ranging through material in several languages, as well as through opera, painting, and film, wh...
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Sexual content
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Academic discussion of sexuality as tied to revenge, justice, and tragic plots
Violence & gore
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Central focus on vengeance, killing, and violent retribution across Western tragedy
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Recurring moral-theological frames of justice, retribution, and sacred law
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Social theory and evolving cultural attitudes toward justice and retribution
Self-harm / suicide
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Literary analysis may touch suicide themes in works such as Hamlet
Abuse & suffering
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Discusses cruelty, coercion, and sexual violence as themes in revenge literature
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