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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.
Thomas Kyd 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 climaxes.
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 thirty-six. He is the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the revenge tragedy that sparked the hugely popular...
Thomas Kyd was born on 6th November 1558. Though there is no record of the day, it was baptized in the church of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, London. He was the son of Francis Kydd and Anna Kyd. Francis Kydd was a scrivener and later one he became a warden of the Scriveners’ Company.
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.
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.
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