New Mermaids: The Spanish Tragedy (Paperback)

from baswood

Many claims have been made about this play written for the Elizabethan theatre: It contains the first Machiavellian Villain, it contains the first play within a play, It is the first modern revenge tragedy The first play that can be considered as an art form The first play to represent human caus...

from baswood

Many claims have been made about this play written for the Elizabethan theatre: It contains the first Machiavellian Villain, it contains the first play within a play, It is the first modern revenge tragedy The first play that can be considered as an art form The first play to represent human caus...

from paulskiy2k

Warning this book is not a tragedy. So don't let the title scare you. It's extremely funny and very odd. Still though entertaining. Just make sure you know what is going on in history during this time. It will help.

from Cariola

This is--literally--the mother of all English revenge plays. It was such a spectacular hit in London in the 1580s that it likely inspired the young Shakespeare to write Titus Andronicus in an effort to outdo Kyd's talent for bringing violence and the grotesque onstage. I just finished the play wi...

from baswood

Many claims have been made about this play written for the Elizabethan theatre: It contains the first Machiavellian Villain, it contains the first play within a play, It is the first modern revenge tragedy The first play that can be considered as an art form The first play to represent human caus...