1st Edition

The Tragedye of Solyman and Perseda Edited from the Original Texts with Introduction and Notes

Edited By John Murray Copyright 1991
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1991 The Tragedye of Solyman and Perseda is a late Elizabethan romantic tragedy by Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy . It dramatises the triangular relationship of the Turkish emperor Soliman, his captive Perseda and her beloved Erastus against the fictionalised backdrop of the Turkish invasion of Rhodes in the early sixteenth century. This volume contains the original text... Read more
Preface.  Introduction.  The Text.  The Date.  The Sources.  The Stage History and Influence.  The Authorship.  The Criticism.  The Text of the Play.  Explanatory Notes.  The Textual Notes.

Biography

John Murray