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"The Spanish Tragedie" by Thomas Kyd is an Elizabethan tragedy written between 1582 and 1592. This groundbreaking work established the revenge play as a new genre in English theatre. The drama features violent murders, a personified character of Revenge itself, and a grief-stricken father seeking vengeance. Highly influential in its time, the play introduced elements later famous in Shakespeare's "Hamlet," including a play-within-a-play to trap a murderer and a ghost demanding revenge. It became a popular hit across Europe and shaped Renaissance drama. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Kyd, Thomas, 1558-1594 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Spanish Tragedie |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Tragedy |
| Credits | Produced by Daniel Callahan, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6043 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1895 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/6043