KYD AND THE COURTESAN

That so early a play as 'The Spanish Tragedy' should resist contemporary abhorrence of prostitution and produce a fine and complex fusion of pride and sexual inclination lends it greater distinction. More imaginative creation than historical representation, Bel-imperia belongs, nonetheless...

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Published in:Notes and queries 2000-03, Vol.47 (1), p.43-48
Main Author: SALKELD, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drama
Dramatists
Kyd, Thomas
Literary criticism
Renaissance period
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Summary:That so early a play as 'The Spanish Tragedy' should resist contemporary abhorrence of prostitution and produce a fine and complex fusion of pride and sexual inclination lends it greater distinction. More imaginative creation than historical representation, Bel-imperia belongs, nonetheless, to the social and cultural history of the 16c courtesan, as it filtered via travellers, diplomats and intelligencers, out of Italy and France, and into English dramatic consciousness. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0029-3970
1471-6941
DOI:10.1093/nq/47.1.43