Thomas Kyd

Thomas Kyd (1558 - 1594) was an English dramatist, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama.

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1558 - 1594 - English - Dramatist - The Spanish Tragedy - Elizabethan drama

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Kyd languished in obscurity until 1773 when Thomas Hawkins, an early editor of the play, discovered that he was named as its author by Thomas Heywood in his Apologie for Actors. A hundred years later, scholars in Germany and England began to shed light on his life and work, including the controversial finding that he may have been the author of the original Hamlet play.

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1773 - Thomas Hawkins - Thomas Heywood - Scholar - The original ''Hamlet'' play

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