Thomas Kyd

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Thomas Kyd was an English dramatist, 1558 - 1594, author of "The Spanish Tragedy" and believed to have written a Hamlet play before Shakespeare.

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Hamlet and His Problems - Presents literary analysis on Hamlet the play and the character.
Legends: Shakespeare's Stories - Presents a study on the historical accounts on the true authorship of the tragedy play 'Hamlet.' The said manuscript is believed to have been influenced by Thomas Kyd's lost version, the Ur-Hamlet.
Thomas Kyd - Provides biographical information on the playwright. Said to have written a lost Hamlet also known as Ur-Hamlet, which is theoretically believed to be the model of Shakespeare's version of the tragedy.
The Ur-Hamlet Problem - Includes abstract and excerpt of article by Hatcher, O.L.

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