Shakespeare's tutor: The influence of Thomas Kyd

by Darren Freebury-Jones

Shakespeare’s The influence of Thomas Kyd adds to the critical and scholarly discussion that seeks to establish the early modern playwright Thomas Kyd’s dramatic canon, and indicates where and how Kyd contributed to the development of Shakespeare’s drama through influence, collaboration, revision and adaptation. A further, complementary aim of the book is to demonstrate various ways in which it is possible to combine statistical analysis with reading plays as literary and performative works.

The book summarises, extends, and corrects all of the scholarship on Kyd’s authorship of anonymous plays, and reveals the remarkable extent to which Shakespeare was influenced by his dramatic predecessor. The book represents a significant intervention in the field of early modern authorship studies and aims to revolutionise our understanding of Shakespeare’s dramatic development.

248 pages, Hardcover

Published December 13, 2022

About the author

Darren Freebury-Jones is a Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies and an early modern scholar. He is also an occasional actor and a writer of fiction. He lectures in Stratford-upon-Avon and has a house in Wales, where he is from.

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating book. Can't say more there because I am reviewing it for SHAKESPEARE NEWSLETTER.