The Spanish Tragedy Authoritative Text , Sources and Contexts, Criticism - A Norton Critical Edition

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.

ISBN:	9780393934007
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Imprint:	W.W. Norton and Company
Published date:	25 Sep 2013
DEWEY:	822.3
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	8318
Number of pages:	xl, 289
Weight:	332g
Height:	212mm
Width:	130mm
Spine width:	20mm

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