Reviews

Four Revenge Tragedies: (the Spanish Tragedy, the Revenger's Tragedy, the Revenge of Bussy d'Ambois, and the Atheist's Tragedy) by

zoekaroline's review against another edition

5.0

One of the absolute wildest plays I’ve ever read!

Very much “Sweeney Todd” vibes - pure, chaotic REVENGE

jane04's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

2.0

This is like, the Quentin Tarantino film of Jacobean revenge tragedy theatre. Well, it's more satirical than anything else, so maybe not.

tree_star's review against another edition

5.0

Love this book. The Revenger's Tragedy is my favourite Renaissance plays, and this book has a very good copy. This book gives good notes and a good translations on all these plays.

arianappstrg's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mlafave's review

dark medium-paced

maisiehall's review against another edition

4.0

Read twice, enjoyed more the second time. Great play in its depiction of courtly world that is rotten to the core.