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Thomas Kyd. 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 . Although well known in his own time, Kyd fell into obscurity until 1773 when Thomas Hawkins, an early editor of The Spanish Tragedy ...
Mar 20, 2024 · 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 middle and final ...
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Thomas Kyd born in 1558, London was an English dramatist best known for his popular play “ The Spanish Tragedy ”. It was one of the most influential revenge plays of the Elizabethan times. Kyd’s journey as a playwriter began in 1583 and he came up with his most significant masterpiece “The Spanish Tragedy” in 1587 that will change the ...
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The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again [1] 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. The play contains several violent murders and includes as one of its characters ...
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Thomas Kyd 1558-1594. 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 ...
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. Through his play Spanish Tragedy, Kyd ...
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