The Origin of the English Drama

<p>This collection The Origin of the English Drama presents a selection of significant early plays that shaped the landscape of English theatrical tradition. Featured are Thomas Kyd's groundbreaking The Spanish Tragedy a cornerstone of revenge tragedy; George Peele's lyrical The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe; and Soliman and Perseda. Additionally the collection includes The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex by Thomas Norton an early example of English blank verse drama. </p><p>These works offer invaluable insight into the development of dramatic form characterization and thematic concerns that would come to define the Golden Age of English theatre. This compilation provides a window into the formative years of English drama showcasing the diverse influences and innovative spirit of playwrights who laid the foundation for the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>