The Spanish Tragedie Emma Smith

Name: The Spanish Tragedie By Emma Smith
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The Spanish Tragedie by Emma Smith

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Summary

As well as the text of the play, this new edition includes a number of passages, added in 1602, thought to be by Ben Jonson, its prequel, The First Part of Jeronimo, written to cash in on its success, a ballad version of the story and a range of allusions and parodies in later works, showing how Kyd's play haunted the imagination of a generation.

The Spanish Tragedie Summary

The Spanish Tragedie: The Spanish Tragedie with the First Part of Jeronimo by Emma Smith

Highly influential, THE SPANISH TRAGEDIE was also one of the great popular sensations of the Elizabethan stage. Kyd invented the genre of the revenge tragedy, whose ghosts baying for blood, violent extremism and powerful rhetoric eventually led toHamlet. His 'Machiavellian' villain Lorenzo decisively influenced characters like Iago.

About Emma Smith

Thomas Kyd (1558-1594) is associated with a leading theatrical company, the Queen's Men. In 1593 both Kyd and Marlowe were arrested, and Kyd was imprisoned and tortured - his career never recovered.
Emma Smith is Fellow of All Souls College, Oxfordand is currently working on a history of Shakespeare's Henry V.

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Sku

GOR005089955

ISBN 13

9780140436464

ISBN 10

0140436464

Title

The Spanish Tragedie: The Spanish Tragedie with the First Part of Jeronimo by Emma Smith

Author

Emma Smith

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

19980625

Number of pages

224

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us