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
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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 along with textual and critical notes.
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.
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John Murray