Thomas Kyd: A Dramatist Restored (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024), pp. 400. ISBN9780691211602.
“It is no case of hyperbole to say that this is probably the most eagerly anticipated book in early modern authorship studies for many years. Broadening our understanding of the canon of Thomas Kyd is of the utmost importance, and discussions concerning its contours have already generated considerable interest. This book will have a huge impact.” —Darren Freebury-Jones, author of Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd
“Brian Vickers’s Thomas Kyd is beautifully unified, accessibly written, and convincing.” —Paul Werstine, author of Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare
“Brian Vickers’s study of the immensely important playwright Thomas Kyd contains much that is genuinely new and challenges received wisdom. It is a book every serious student of English Renaissance drama will want to read.” —Lukas Erne, University of Geneva
“Feisty and combative as ever, Brian Vickers has turned his formidable learning and literary detective skills to Thomas Kyd, an underrated dramatist if ever there was one. Expanding the Kyd canon considerably, Vickers demonstrates how the pioneering author was schooled in Latinate culture, was able to combine tragedy and comedy in ways few could rival, and was fascinated by powerful female characters. This challenging book will be required reading for anyone interested in the Shakespearean stage.” —Andrew Hadfield, author of John Donne: In the Shadow of Religion
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