Thomas Kyd

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Thomas Kyd (1558-1594) was an English playwright.^[1]

Kyd is the author of The Spanish Tragedy.^[2] 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.^[2] Kyd was one of the first users of blank verse in English literature. "extraordinary dramatic (if not poetic) genius".^[3]

References

↑ "The Life of Thomas Kyd". Luminarium. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Thomas Kyd". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
↑ Eliot, T.S. "Hamlet and His Problems". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

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[lum-1] "The Life of Thomas Kyd". Luminarium. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[EB-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Thomas Kyd". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[Bart-3] Eliot, T.S. "Hamlet and His Problems". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

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