La Tragédie du vengeur de Thomas Middleton, ou la thérapie paradoxale du théâtre

The Revenger’s Tragedy, by T. Middleton, is similar to many other revenge tragedies insofar as the main protagonist aims to punish the authors of crimes committed against himself and/or his kin. In this tragedy, however, the play’s audience witnesses both the revenger’s will to act for personal reas...

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Main Author: Elodie Likhtart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut du Monde Anglophone 2009-10-01
Series:Etudes Epistémè
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/episteme/680
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description The Revenger’s Tragedy, by T. Middleton, is similar to many other revenge tragedies insofar as the main protagonist aims to punish the authors of crimes committed against himself and/or his kin. In this tragedy, however, the play’s audience witnesses both the revenger’s will to act for personal reasons and his desire to purify society as a whole. To attain these goals, he implements various therapies which are sometimes similar to the puritans’ strategies, yet at other times totally opposed to them. It is the intertwining of the opposing aspects of this puritan-avenger which forms the paradox.
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spelling doaj-art-d183e8de33e44f3aa37ebfc7e58fe0742025-08-20T02:32:42ZengInstitut du Monde AnglophoneEtudes Epistémè1634-04502009-10-011610.4000/episteme.680La Tragédie du vengeur de Thomas Middleton, ou la thérapie paradoxale du théâtreElodie LikhtartThe Revenger’s Tragedy, by T. Middleton, is similar to many other revenge tragedies insofar as the main protagonist aims to punish the authors of crimes committed against himself and/or his kin. In this tragedy, however, the play’s audience witnesses both the revenger’s will to act for personal reasons and his desire to purify society as a whole. To attain these goals, he implements various therapies which are sometimes similar to the puritans’ strategies, yet at other times totally opposed to them. It is the intertwining of the opposing aspects of this puritan-avenger which forms the paradox.https://journals.openedition.org/episteme/680
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