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barnesstorming's review against another edition
5.0
Full disclosure: This is my first time reading "The Spanish Tragedy," and I'm no scholar of Elizabethan plays. But I'll say this feels, to me, like a definitive edition of the play -- with the additional passages added in the later, 1602 version not presented in-line with the earlier text but with their insertion points readily marked and the copy easily accessible in an appendix. There are scads of helpful footnotes to give context and definition to more challenging passages, and archaic words or unusual usages or more common ones are defined in the margins, so as not to break up the flow of the dialog. The 40-some page intro is a great scene setter as well, and there's plenty of further context in other appendices. So, if someone were to approach me with an interest in this proto-Shakespearean work, I would heartily recommend this particular edition for its breadth, ease of reading, and great context.
neveractuallyreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.25
ellieafterall's review against another edition
3.0
"Where shall I run to breathe abroad my woes, / My woes whose weight hath wearied the earth?"
michelleshinee's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
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