Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-207) and index.
Contents
Dead bodies -- Body imaging and religious reform : the corpse as idol -- Animating matter : the corpse as idol in The second maiden's tragedy and The Duke of Milan -- Invading the grave : shadow lives in The revenger's tragedy and The Duchess of Malfi -- Killing the dead : Duncan's corpse and Hamlet's ghost -- Epilogue : last words.
