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first page of The Spanish Tragedy

Thomas Kyd (1558-1594) was an English playwright.

Kyd is the author of The Spanish Tragedy. It was the most popular play of the time and many playwrights imitated it. A character in The Spanish Tragedy likely influenced Shakespeare when writing Hamlet. Kyd was one of the first users of blank verse in English literature. "extraordinary dramatic (if not poetic) genius".

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  • The Spanish Tragedy

    Title page of Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, with a woodcut showing (left) the hung body of Horatio discovered by (centre) Hieronymo; and Bel-Imperia being taken from the scene by a blackface Lorenzo (right).


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