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The Spanish Tragedy

byThomas Kyd

Genres: Drama Historical fiction Classics 19th Century Classics Drama Love Stories Historical Whodunits

Who is this book for? Readers interested in classic literature, drama, and themes of revenge and justice.

Topics RevengeJusticeFamily

MoodTragic, Suspenseful

RomanceMajor Subplot

ViolenceModerate

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

The freshly edited and annotated text comes with a full introduction and illustrative materials intended for student readers.The Spanish Tragedy was well known to sixteenth-century audiences, and its central elements—a play-within-a-play and a ghost bent on revenge—are widely believed to have influenced Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This volume includes a generous selection of supporting materials, among them Kyd’s likely sources (Virgil, Jacques Yver, and the anonymous “The Earl of Leicester Betrays His Own Servant”), Thomas Nashe’s satiric criticism of Kyd, Michel de Montaigne and Francis Bacon on revenge, and “The Ballad of The Spanish Tragedy,” which suggests the play’s initial reception.“Criticism” is thematically organized to provide readers with a clear sense of the play’s major themes. Contributors include Michael Hattaway, Jonas A. Barish, Donna B. Hamilton, G. K. Hunter, Lorna Hutson, Molly Smith, J. R. Mulryne, T. McAlindon, and Andrew Sofer.A Selected Bibliography is also included.

Language

Published on

29/10/2013

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780393934007

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

4.99 £

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