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The Massacre at Paris

By Christopher Marlowe

Edited by Mathew R. Martin

The Massacre at Paris
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  • ISBN: 9781526117755
  • Publish Date: Aug 2021
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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    Book Information

    • Format: Hardcover
    • Pages: 168
    • Price: £90.00
    • Published Date: August 2021
    • Series: The Revels Plays

    Description

    This volume presents a modernised edition of Christopher Marlowe's critical engagement with one of the bloodiest and traumatic episodes of the French Wars of Religion, the wholesale massacre of French Huguenots in Paris in August, 1572. Sensorily shocking and intellectually gripping, the play's dramatic action spans a tumultuous two decades in French history to unfold for its audience the tragic consequences of religious fanaticism, power politics, and dynastic rivalry.

    Comprehensively introduced and containing full commentary notes, this edition opens up this frequently neglected but historically significant and dramatically powerful play to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the history of the massacre, the play's treatment of its sources, the play's dramatisation of trauma, and the play's exploration of notions of religious toleration.

    Reviews

    'Martin's edition of The Massacre at Paris is an excellent resource for scholars and students looking to familiarise themselves with one of Marlowe's most neglected works, at a time when its thematic preoccupation with religious conflict, civil violence, and traumatic memory still resonates.'
    Chloe Kathleen Preedy, Journal of Marlowe Studies, Vol. 4 (2024): The Marlowe Festival Special Issue

    Contents

    Introduction
    The Massacre at Paris
    Appendix: The Collier Leaf
    Index

    Editor

    Mathew R. Martin is Professor of English Language and Literature at Brock University, Canada

    The Massacre at Paris

    Edited by Mathew R. Martin

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