"Freebury-Jones has delivered an important book on Kyd, strengthening the evidence for an expanded canon, and breaking new ground." Brian Vickers, Shakespeare Quarterly
Shakespeares Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd is an accessible, lively, and deeply learned book. With admirable attention to both linguistic minutiae and the likely interests of an audience comprised of a wide range of readers, Freebury-Jones builds a compelling case for expanding the canon of works authored by Thomas Kyd and for rethinking the depth of the dramatists influence on Shakespeare Freebury-Jones advances a compelling argument that remains generous to his interlocutors, chartingin both aspectsa clear path forward for future scholarship. Christopher Crosbie, Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
Darren Freebury-Jones works meticulously, using a clearly explained methodology, to give us a much-expanded canon of Kyds work This does look like a plausibly coherent grouping of dramas, and it gives Freebury-Jones a lot to work with when he examines Kyds influence on Shakespeare, looking at features such as vengeful female characters, foreboding dreams, dramatic structure and multi-layered staging. Bart van Es, Times Literary Supplement
Darren Freebury-Joness latest book represents a continuation of his revisionary scholarship on adaptation, imitation, and attribution this path-breaking monograph reveals deep, subtle, and multiform stylistic interaction between Shakespeare and his contemporaries the author manages to convey an astonishing amount of evidence with concision in accessible and direct critical language. Goran Stanivukovic, Modern Language Review
This stimulating book boldly claims a much more relevant role for Kyd in relation to Shakespeare. The two main objectives of the study are to prove that Kyds dramatic canon was larger than the three extant plays attributed to him and that his influence on Shakespeare has so far been underestimated The book confidently asserts that Kyd played a far more important role than has been acknowledged so far. Cristina Paravano, The Years Work in English Studies -- .
