{"product_id":"9781350553705","title":"Horror on the Early Modern Stage Nightmare on Thames Street","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHorror on the Early Modern Stage\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNightmare on Thames Street\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHannah Korell | Sheila Coursey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly modern English theatre provides countless examples of the tropes and feelings we associate with the horror genre.\u003c\/b\u003e Depictions of obscenity and violence designed to elicit a mixture of loathing, fear, repugnance, shock, awe, and desire in their audiences abound. From the bodily mutilations of \u003ci\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/i\u003e, to the demonic, ghostly, and psychological terrors of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, to the sensory shocks of torture and imprisonment within \u003ci\u003eThe Duchess of Malfi.\u003c\/i\u003e This collection of essays argues that the horror genre as we know it should be extended back to the 16th century to include classic early modern plays from \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Witch of Edmonton\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors plot a new theory of horror through its roots as a conscious and complex generic mode in the late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century. Drawing together essays on topics such as bodily torture and experimentation, necrophilia and decomposition, psychological and supernatural torment, scholars critically engage with categories such as tragedy, comedy, parody, and folk horror. The volume offers new interpretations of both famous and obscure early modern plays, and places them in conversation with contemporary horror films like \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Substance\u003c\/i\u003e, and the works of David Cronenberg, providing a new route into the burgeoning field of early modern horror for scholars and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Coursey\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English, Saint Louis University, USA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Korell\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350553705\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223590174860,"sku":"9781350553705","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_c3fd8122-abbb-4001-baed-f0f9a9f4bed7.jpg?v=1783078249","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350553705","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}