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Article: Beyond 'The Spanish Tragedy': A Study of the Works of Thomas Kyd.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- October 1, 2003
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Beyond 'The Spanish Tragedy': A Study of the Works of Thomas Kyd. By LUKAS ERNE. (Revels Plays Companion Library) Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. 2002. xix + 252 pp. 45 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-7190-60093-1.
Given his crucial role in the development of English tragedy, Thomas Kyd has fared poorly both critically and in the theatre. An enormous success on the Renaissance stage, The Spanish Tragedy virtually disappeared after 1642, to be revived in occasional amateur performances from the 1920s onwards, but not given a fully professional staging until 1973. There have been several since, with particularly successful ones at the National Theatre ...