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Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.
Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem
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This volume examines the key representations of transgression drama produced between 480 B.C. and 1600. Arranged in chronological order, the entries consist of plot summary (often including significant dialogue), performance data (if available), opinions by critics and scholars, and other features. The plays covered in this volume will include the great ancient Greek and Roman tragedies, fifteenth century Passion plays, and dramas by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.
In four volumes of Blood on the Stage, Amnon Kabatchnik examined more than 400 crime-themed plays produced in the 20th century. As any theater lover knows, however, depicting acts of wrong-doing is not a recent phenomenon. The stark, violent plays of Seneca in ancient Rome were followed by liturgical dramas of the Dark Ages that drew on both the Old and New Testaments. The golden age of Elizabethan drama boasted masterful plays drenched with treachery, bloodshed, and horror.
In Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem: An Annotated Repertoire, Kabatchnik analyzes more than fifty blood-splattered plays that have withstood the test of time. Beginning with masterpieces like Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, Oedipus theKing by Sophocles, and Medea by Euripides, this volume spans centuries of equally compelling dramas such as The Haunted House (200 B.C.), Phaedra (c. 60 A.D.), and The Killing of Abel (mid-15th century). Later works include Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, as well as several plays by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, notably The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Hamlet.
The plays in this book—a “prequel” to the other four volumes of Blood on the Stage—represent ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, and Elizabethan England. The entries are arranged in chronological order and include plot synopses, biographical sketches of playwrights and actors, details about productions, and critical reception, if available. From the killing of Abel by his brother Cain to Hamlet’s revenge of his father’s murder, Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D. provides a critical overview of some of the most significant dramatizations of criminal behavior.
In Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem: An Annotated Repertoire, Kabatchnik analyzes more than fifty blood-splattered plays that have withstood the test of time. Beginning with masterpieces like Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, Oedipus theKing by Sophocles, and Medea by Euripides, this volume spans centuries of equally compelling dramas such as The Haunted House (200 B.C.), Phaedra (c. 60 A.D.), and The Killing of Abel (mid-15th century). Later works include Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, as well as several plays by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, notably The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Hamlet.
The plays in this book—a “prequel” to the other four volumes of Blood on the Stage—represent ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, and Elizabethan England. The entries are arranged in chronological order and include plot synopses, biographical sketches of playwrights and actors, details about productions, and critical reception, if available. From the killing of Abel by his brother Cain to Hamlet’s revenge of his father’s murder, Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D. provides a critical overview of some of the most significant dramatizations of criminal behavior.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prometheus Bound (480 B.C.) by Aeschylus
The Danaid Tetralogy (463 B.C.) by Aeschylus
Oresteia (458 B.C.) by Aeschylus
Women of Trachis aka The Trachiniae (c. 450 B.C.) by Sophocles
Ajax (c. 444 B.C.) by Sophocles
Antigone (c. 442 B.C.) by Sophocles
Medea (431 B.C.) by Euripides
Oedipus the King (c. 429 B.C.) by Sophocles
Wasps (422 B.C.) by Aristophanes
Women at the Thesmophoria Festival (411 B.C.) by Aristophanes
Electra (c. 409 B.C.) by Sophocles
The Bacchae aka The Bacchantes (405 B.C.) by Euripides
Plutus aka Wealth (388 B.C.) by Aristophanes
The Rope aka Rudens (c. 211 B.C.) by Titus Maccius Plautus
The Haunted House (200 B.C.) by Titus Maccius Plautus
The Pot of Gold (c. 194 B.C.) by Titus Maccius Plautus
Mad Hercules aka Hercules Furens (c. 54 A.D.) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Phaedra (c. 60 A.D.) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes (c. 60 A.D.) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The Little Clay Cart (Sixth Century A.D.?), attributed to King Shūdraka
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the Schoolboys (Twelfth Century) by Anonymous
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the Image (Twelfth Century) by Hilarius
Daniel (c. 1140 A.D.) by Hilarius
Abraham and Isaac (between1400-1425 A.D.) by Anonymous
David and Bathsheba (between 1450-1500 A.D.) by Anonymous
The Second Shepherds' Play (mid-Fifteenth Century) by The Wakefield Master
The Killing of Abel (latter half of the Fifteenth Century) by The Wakefield Master
The Mystery of the Redemption aka Ludus Coventriae (1468 A.D.) by Anonymous
Pierre Patelin aka Master Pierre Patelin (c. 1469 A.D.) by Anonymous
Orbecche (1541 A.D.) by Giovanni Battista Giraldi
Herod the Great (between 1554-1576 A.D.) by The Wakefield Master
Gammer Gurton's Needle (c. 1560 A.D.) by "Mr. S., Master of Art"
Gorboduc (1561 A.D.) by Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville
The Life of Cambyses, King of Percia (c. 1561 A.D.) by Thomas Preston
The Three Ladies of London (1581) by Robert Wilson
Tamburlaine the Great (1587) by Christopher Marlowe
The Tragical history of Doctor Faustus (c. 1588) by Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta (c. 1589) by Christopher Marlowe
The Spanish Tragedy (c. 1590) by Thomas Kyd
Edward the Second (c. 1592) by Christopher Marlowe
Arden of Faversham (1592) by Anonymous
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third (c. 1593) by William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus (c. 1594) by William Shakespeare
The Life and Death of King John (c. 1596) by William Shakespeare
The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntington (1598) and The Death of Robert, Earl of Huntington
(1598) by Anthony Munday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (1599) by William Shakespeare
Antonia and Mellida (1599) and Antonio's Revenge (1600) by John Marston
Hamlet (c. 1600) by William Shakespeare
Appendix A: Lethal Poison
Appendix B: Early Trial Plays
Appendix C: Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neill
Appendix D: Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Appendix E: A Yorkshire Tragedy by Anonymous
Appendix F: Cue for Passion by Elmer Rice
About the Author
Introduction
Prometheus Bound (480 B.C.) by Aeschylus
The Danaid Tetralogy (463 B.C.) by Aeschylus
Oresteia (458 B.C.) by Aeschylus
Women of Trachis aka The Trachiniae (c. 450 B.C.) by Sophocles
Ajax (c. 444 B.C.) by Sophocles
Antigone (c. 442 B.C.) by Sophocles
Medea (431 B.C.) by Euripides
Oedipus the King (c. 429 B.C.) by Sophocles
Wasps (422 B.C.) by Aristophanes
Women at the Thesmophoria Festival (411 B.C.) by Aristophanes
Electra (c. 409 B.C.) by Sophocles
The Bacchae aka The Bacchantes (405 B.C.) by Euripides
Plutus aka Wealth (388 B.C.) by Aristophanes
The Rope aka Rudens (c. 211 B.C.) by Titus Maccius Plautus
The Haunted House (200 B.C.) by Titus Maccius Plautus
The Pot of Gold (c. 194 B.C.) by Titus Maccius Plautus
Mad Hercules aka Hercules Furens (c. 54 A.D.) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Phaedra (c. 60 A.D.) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes (c. 60 A.D.) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The Little Clay Cart (Sixth Century A.D.?), attributed to King Shūdraka
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the Schoolboys (Twelfth Century) by Anonymous
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the Image (Twelfth Century) by Hilarius
Daniel (c. 1140 A.D.) by Hilarius
Abraham and Isaac (between1400-1425 A.D.) by Anonymous
David and Bathsheba (between 1450-1500 A.D.) by Anonymous
The Second Shepherds' Play (mid-Fifteenth Century) by The Wakefield Master
The Killing of Abel (latter half of the Fifteenth Century) by The Wakefield Master
The Mystery of the Redemption aka Ludus Coventriae (1468 A.D.) by Anonymous
Pierre Patelin aka Master Pierre Patelin (c. 1469 A.D.) by Anonymous
Orbecche (1541 A.D.) by Giovanni Battista Giraldi
Herod the Great (between 1554-1576 A.D.) by The Wakefield Master
Gammer Gurton's Needle (c. 1560 A.D.) by "Mr. S., Master of Art"
Gorboduc (1561 A.D.) by Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville
The Life of Cambyses, King of Percia (c. 1561 A.D.) by Thomas Preston
The Three Ladies of London (1581) by Robert Wilson
Tamburlaine the Great (1587) by Christopher Marlowe
The Tragical history of Doctor Faustus (c. 1588) by Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta (c. 1589) by Christopher Marlowe
The Spanish Tragedy (c. 1590) by Thomas Kyd
Edward the Second (c. 1592) by Christopher Marlowe
Arden of Faversham (1592) by Anonymous
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third (c. 1593) by William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus (c. 1594) by William Shakespeare
The Life and Death of King John (c. 1596) by William Shakespeare
The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntington (1598) and The Death of Robert, Earl of Huntington
(1598) by Anthony Munday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (1599) by William Shakespeare
Antonia and Mellida (1599) and Antonio's Revenge (1600) by John Marston
Hamlet (c. 1600) by William Shakespeare
Appendix A: Lethal Poison
Appendix B: Early Trial Plays
Appendix C: Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neill
Appendix D: Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Appendix E: A Yorkshire Tragedy by Anonymous
Appendix F: Cue for Passion by Elmer Rice
About the Author