New to this edition of The Revenger's Tragedy are an examination of the dark brilliance of the hero Vindice and the placement of the play in the context of contemporary debates about justifying rebellion against tyranny. New material on the play's borrowing from several Shakespeare plays is included, as well as a new source discovered in 2005. The stage history now contains accounts of several new productions and the film version by Alex Cox.

New to this edition of The Revenger's Tragedy are an examination of the dark brilliance of the hero Vindice and the placement of the play in the context of contemporary debates about justifying rebellion against tyranny. New material on the play's borrowing from several Shakespeare plays is included, as well as a new source discovered in 2005. The stage history now contains accounts of several new productions and the film version by Alex Cox.