The Spanish Tragedy eBook Thomas Kyd
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The Spanish Tragedy eBook Thomas Kyd
In his tragically short life, Thomas Kyd wrote one play that has become a classic. In its day, it was one of the most popular on stage and in print, going through 10 printings in the 40 years after it was written. His language is not as accessible as Shakespeare's, but with careful reading, the attraction of the play to the late Elizabethan audience becomes clear. This was one of the first revenge tragedies. By the end of the play, almost everyone has been killed or committed suicide. There are many plot lines that have echoes in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Students of that play should find it worth their time to discover what is considered by many scholars to be an influence on Mr. W.S.Product details
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The Spanish Tragedy eBook Thomas Kyd Reviews
This brilliant play is one of the inaugurators of Elizabethan drama and unfortunately rarely performed. The poetry still resonates even in written form. To appreciate what follows, it is advisable to start with Kyd. Shakespeare, Jonson took their cues from him. A revenge play or the Theatre of Blood this play should strike a chord with modern audiences, accustomed to cinematic excesses. It is curious that Kyd does not have a greater following then he does.
Simply put, the play will delight and profoundly answer many questions as to why Elizabethan drama so pertinent even to this day.
This version is edited by Andrew Gurr and that in itself is reason enough to have a copy on the shelf. If you need another it's a damn good play.
I was using this kindle edition of the text hand in hand with a physical one when studying the play for a class. I did not find any errors or changes between the two editions.
This is an interesting series by Oxford but has several flaws. This is NOT about the plays themselves but rather about presentation.
The annotation is extensive but all at the end of the books. There are so many of them per page that one is constantly flipping back and forth between text and notes. Very frustrating. Why not do as many have and put all notes at the bottom of the appropriate page? I realize that may require some added time by the editor/publisher but surely in the computer age it cannot be that difficult. As I said, many other publishers manage to do it. Second when making comparison references to other pages they require you to search out that page in the test, then look up the annotation. Why not simply refer the reader to the annotation page in the first place. Surely that is simple and helps the reader save significant time.
Lastly I have noted in this series that several plays have the 'o''s that mean an annotation is at the end of the book, only to find there is no annotation. Frankly that is sloppy proofreading and not acceptable.
As to the plays, they invariably have a huge cast of characters that requires mapping out before tackling the text. Apparently this was common for the period but can be irritating to the reader.
The footnotes were helpful, but placed all the way at the back of the book, so you'll waste a lot of time flipping through pages to find them.
This is an Elizabethan metatheatrical revenge play presented as a dream with several inserted plays within it.
An excellent collection! THE SPANISH TRAGEDY, of course, is the mother of all English Renaissance revenge tragedies, and it still holds up well today. It inaugurated the fashion that culminated in Shakespeare's HAMLET. THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY, probably by Middleton, is another strange and wonderful tragedy, full of skulls and poison and dramatic ironies.
Revenge tragedies are intensely political; they typically involve a terrible murder committed by someone in power, and the court is so corrupt that only extra-legal means for justice or revenge are available. Revenge tragedies always include sensational elements of violence and the macabre that made them very popular in their time. Feigned or real madness, poison, bloodshed, skulls and graveyards abound. Sexual obsession and incest are common. The only modern comparison that seems justified is the horror movie; of course these are stage productions with a minimum of scenery, but many of the actions are just as gruesome and horrific, including explorations of strange obsessions and sexual perversions.
THE REVENGE OF BUSSY D'AMBOIS by Chapman is notable for the elevated language, but hard to follow since it is a sequel without the original. Chapman's drama, however, is rarely published today, so it's nice to have it. THE ATHEIST'S TRAGEDY by Tourneur is amazing for its seeming nihilism. Evil triumphs here.
The introduction is also helpful and interesting after you've read the plays. The only fault here is the editing; the editors have inexplicably chosen to use endnotes, which are very inconvenient.
In his tragically short life, Thomas Kyd wrote one play that has become a classic. In its day, it was one of the most popular on stage and in print, going through 10 printings in the 40 years after it was written. His language is not as accessible as Shakespeare's, but with careful reading, the attraction of the play to the late Elizabethan audience becomes clear. This was one of the first revenge tragedies. By the end of the play, almost everyone has been killed or committed suicide. There are many plot lines that have echoes in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Students of that play should find it worth their time to discover what is considered by many scholars to be an influence on Mr. W.S.
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