Kyd, Thomas,  1558-1594 <br/><br/>
The Spanish Tragedie 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Tragedy  Release date is 2004-07-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Daniel Callahan, and David Widger  Produced by Daniel Callahan, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>English drama Tragedies (Drama) 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR