
Thomas Kyd
A groundbreaking new account of the author of The Spanish Tragedy that establishes him as a major Elizabethan dramatist
Thomas Kyd (1558–1594) was a highly regarded dramatist and the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the first revenge tragedy and the most influential Elizabethan play. In this first full study of his life and works, Brian Vickers discusses Kyd’s accepted canon as well as three addition...
A groundbreaking new account of the author of The Spanish Tragedy that establishes him as a major Elizabethan dramatist
Thomas Kyd (1558–1594) was a highly regarded dramatist and the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the first revenge tragedy and the most influential Elizabethan play. In this first full study of his life and works, Brian Vickers discusses Kyd’s accepted canon as well as three addition...