why arden of faversham is a naked tragedy

《why arden of faversham is a naked tragedy》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。

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