Search results
Thomas Kyd (baptised 6 November 1558; buried 15 August 1594) was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama .
University Wits. Thomas Kyd (baptized Nov. 6, 1558, London, Eng.—died c. December 1594, London) was an English dramatist who, with his The Spanish Tragedy (sometimes called Hieronimo, or Jeronimo, after its protagonist), initiated the revenge tragedy of his day. Kyd anticipated the structure of many later plays, including the development of ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 11, 2018 · The English dramatist Thomas Kyd (1558-1594) is best known for "The Spanish Tragedy," a play that was a great popular success and did much to influence the course of English tragedy of the late Renaissance. Thomas Kyd was the son of Francis Kyd, a scrivener, or professional scribe, of London.
Media in category "Thomas Kyd". The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Kyd, Spanish Tragedy.jpg 841 × 1,330; 215 KB. Kyd-SpanishTragedie-Title.jpg 359 × 550; 113 KB. Kyd-SpanishTragedie-title.JPG 841 × 1,330; 444 KB. The Spanish tragedy, or, Hieronimo is mad againe - containing the lamentable end of Don Horatio, and ...
Playwright Thomas Kyd, a few years older than William Shakespeare, was probably as influential in the development of Renaissance drama as the Bard, even though he died at the age of 36. Kyd is the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the revenge tragedy that sparked the hugely popular trend for the theme of revenge in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1582 and 1592. Highly popular and influential in its time, The Spanish Tragedy established a new genre in English theatre: the revenge play or revenge tragedy.
People also ask
Was Kyd a real person?
Was Kyd a good student?
Does Kyd use Seneca in the Spanish Tragedy?
Thomas Kyd (1558 – 1594) was an English dramatist who gained great popularity in his own day but faded into almost complete obscurity after his death until, centuries later, he was rediscovered. He is now considered by scholars to be one of the most influential dramatists of the early Elizabethan period.
