Publication

2015 - Manchester University Press

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780719083822
  • ISBN-100719083826
  • OCLC Control Number907131288
  • Better World Books9780719083822
  • Open LibraryOL28569509M

Classifications

  • LCCPR2657
  • LCCPR2654.S63 D65 2016

Description

Doing Kyd reads Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, the box-office and print success of its time, as the play that established the revenge genre in England and served as a 'pattern and precedent' for the golden generation of early modern playwrights, from Marlowe and Shakespeare to Middleton, Webster and Ford. Interdisciplinary in approach and accessible in style, this collection is crucial in two respects: firstly, it has a wide spectrum, addressing readers with interests in the play from its early impact as the first sixteenth-century revenge tragedy, to its afterlife in print, on the stage, in screen adaptation and bibliographical studies. Secondly, the collection appears at a time when Kyd and his play are back in the spotlight, through renewed critical interest, several new stage productions between 2009 and 2013, and its firm presence in higher-education curriculum for English and drama -- Publisher.

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  • Doing KydManchester University Press2015

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