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Thomas Kyd
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1558–1594 · English dramatist

Also known as: Томас Кид, توماس كيد, 토머스 키드, トマス・キッド, 托马斯·基德

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Known works

  • Hamlet and The Ur-Hamlet
  • The Spanish tragedy (1594)
  • King Leir (2002)
  • Arden of Feversham (1897)
  • The works of Thomas Kyd (1901)