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1、WhyArdenofFavershamisaNakedTragedy 【Abstract】UnlikeGeekTragediesthathavearigidcontrolovertheform,ArdenofFavershamwhichhasasimpleplotandanincompleteform,isnotsowell-knowntoattractnumerouscritics.Andbecausetheplaywrightisanonymous,itisentitledasanakedtragedybytheinsideroftheincident.Butbasedsimplyo
2、nthewordsoftheinsider,scholarsarenotconvincedthatitisanakedtragedy.Therefore,thispaperattemptstoarguewhyArdenofFavershamisanakedtragedyandgivesenoughevidencetosupportthisargument.Regardlessofitsshortcomingsofbeingsimpleandanonymous,thistragedyisofgreatsignificanceinthehistoryofBritishDramadevelopm
3、enttoshowhowBritishDramainitiatesawaydifferentfromthetraditionalGeekonesandgainsitsowncharacteristics. 【Keywords】Nakedtragedy;Truth;Plainstructure;Bareplot 0Introduction AsanearlydomestictragedyofElizabethantime,ArdenofFavershamwassenttotheRegisteroftheStationersCompanyon3April1592,andwaslaterp
4、rintedbyEdwardWhite.Theinspirationofitscompositionissoinfamousareal-lifekillingcommittedin51551thatitwaswrittendowninChroniclesbyRaphaelHolinshed.Accordingtothisincident,theunknownplaywrightportraysthekillingofoneThomasArdenbyhisbelovedwifeAliceArdenandherloverwiththeiraccomplices,andtheirensuingd
5、iscoveryandpunishment.Duetoitsanonymity,theauthorshipoftheplayhaslongbeenacontroversialtopic,overwhichBrianVickersinTimesLiterarySupplement(13-5),PennyMcCarthyin“FurtherSupposes”andsomeotherscholarshaveexpressedtheirviews.Puttingthatsubjectaside,thisstudypaysattentiontoanotherargumentthatappearsin
6、theepilogue,mentionedbythemurderedhusband’sfriendFranklinwhomodestlyconsiderstheworkas: Gentlemen,wehopeyou’llpardonthisnakedtragedy, Whereinnofiledpointsarefoistedin Tomakeitgracioustotheearoreye; Forsimpletruthisgraciousenough Andneedsnootherpointsofglozingstuff.(Bevington,480) Nevertheles
7、s,theplaywrightdoesnotgofurthertoexplainwhythistragedyisnaked,exceptthemeaningbetweenthelinesshowingthatthetruthofthecaseismostappreciatedwithoutanysmoothrhetorictosatisfyreaders’desireforvisionandaudition.Theopi
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