Shakespeare's tutor: The influence of Thomas Kyd [Paperback]

Shakespeares tutor: The influence of Thomas Kydadds to the critical and scholarly discussion that seeks to establish the early modern playwright Thomas Kyds dramatic canon, and indicates where and how Kyd contributed to the development of Shakespeares 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 Kyds 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 Shakespeares dramatic development.

GBShakespeares tutor: The influence of Thomas Kyddefines Thomas Kyds dramatic canon and indicates where and how Kyd contributed to the development of Shakespeares drama. Groundbreaking in its implications for our understanding of Shakespeares dramatic development, the book aims to revolutionise our understanding of the early modern canon.Darren Freebury-Jones is Lecturer of Shakespeare Studies at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Shakespeares tutor: The influence of Thomas Kyddefines the early modern playwright Thomas Kyds dramatic corpus and indicates where and how Kyd contributed to the development of Shakespeares drama. Scholars have yet to recognise the extent to which Kyd influenced Shakespeare, nor the full extent of his surviving dramatic corpus.

This book collects and sifts a wide range of evidence in favour of an enlarged Kyd canon while introducing cutting-edge digital resources for authorship attribution purposes. Through a combination of computational and traditional literary-critical analysis, Darren Freebury-Jones makes a case for KylcÐ