<p>Episode 212:</p><br><p>For today’s guest episode it is a warm welcome back to the podcast for Darren Freebury Jones.&nbsp;&nbsp;On this occasion Darren is here to discuss Thomas Kyd and the works that have been attributed to him in a new two-volume edition of his collected works, for which Darren is the associate editor.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is always a pleasure to talk to Darren and as a friend of the podcast he needs only the briefest of introductions:</p><br><p>Dr Darren Freebury-Jones&nbsp;is author of several works on early modern theatre including:&nbsp;</p><p>‘Reading Robert Greene: Recovering Shakespeare’s Rival’,&nbsp;‘Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd’ and his latest work ‘Shakespeare’s Borrowed Feathers’, has now just been published in a paperback edition.</p><br><p>In addition to these works and his role as Associate Editor for the first critical edition of&nbsp;<em>The Collected Works of Thomas Kyd</em>&nbsp;since 1901 he has also investigated the boundaries of John Marston’s dramatic corpus as part of the&nbsp;Oxford Marston&nbsp;project and is General Editor for&nbsp;‘The Collected Plays of Robert Greene’&nbsp;published by Edinburgh University Press.&nbsp;&nbsp;His findings on the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries have been discussed in national newspapers in the UK and on BBC Radio.&nbsp;&nbsp;His debut poetry collection,&nbsp;‘Rambling’&nbsp;was published by Broken Sleep Books in 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;In 2023 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contributions to historical scholarship.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Links to 'The Collected Thomas Kyd' and 'Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers'</p><br><p><a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/the-collected-works-of-thomas-kyd-2-volume-set-9781843846994/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/the-collected-works-of-thomas-kyd-2-volume-set-9781843846994/</a>?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeares-Borrowed-Feathers-Playwrights-Greatest/dp/152617734X/ref=sr_1_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeares-Borrowed-Feathers-Playwrights-Greatest/dp/152617734X/ref=sr_1_1</a>?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-playwrights-greatest/dp/152617734X/ref=sr_1_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-playwrights-greatest/dp/152617734X/ref=sr_1_1</a>?</p><br><p><a href="https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177346/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177346/</a></p><br><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p><br><p>You can find an advertisement free version of the latest podcast episodes by joining on Patreon at the lowest paid tier level – that’s for just £1 per month.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>