THOMAS KYD (1558-1594)
Thomas Kyd born in the year 1558 is one of the famous dramatists of the Elizabethan age. Thomas Kyd remained unknown to the world till 1773 when Thomas Hawkins discovered some connection of his with the revenge tragedy Spanish Tragedy through Heywood’s, Apology for Actors. JOHN LYLY had a more marked influence on his manner than any of his contemporaries. Thomas Kyd also remained a school fellow of Edmund Spencer and Thomas Lodge. BEN JONSON called him "sporting Kyd." Thomas Kyd is mostly famous for the revenge tragedy The Spanish Tragedy. He continued the Senecan tradition of tragedy and his tragedy The Spanish Tragedy stands out as the earliest play of the Elizabethan age. He died in the year 1594.
MAJOR WORKS
THE SPANISH TRAGEDY 1592
FULL TILTLE OF THE SPANISH TRAGEDY, CONTAINING THE LAMENTABLE END OF DON HORATIO, AND
BEL-IMPERIA: WITH THE PITTIFULL DEATH OF OLDE HIERONIMO.
MAJOR WORKS
THE SPANISH TRAGEDY 1592
FULL TILTLE OF THE SPANISH TRAGEDY, CONTAINING THE LAMENTABLE END OF DON HORATIO, AND
BEL-IMPERIA: WITH THE PITTIFULL DEATH OF OLDE HIERONIMO.