First Shakespeare in Spain? Bard's last play found at seminary


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This handout picture courtesy of The Royal Scots College and taken in Salamanca shows a rare edition of the Shakespeare play 'The Two Noble Kinsmen' experts believe may be the earliest copy of the Bard's work to reach Spain. Photo: AFP

It was hidden away for centuries in the archives of a seminary in Spain, a rare edition of a Shakespeare play experts believe may be the earliest copy of his work to reach the country.

Published in 1634,The Two Noble Kinsmen is a tragicomedy about love, enmity and madness written by Shakespeare in collaboration with Jacobean playwright John Fletcher.

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