Project Gutenberg 2011-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 135 Kyd, Thomas 1558 1594 Kid, Thomas The Spanish Tragedy Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Richard Schwarz "The Spanish Tragedy" by Thomas Kyd is a tragedy written in the late 16th century. This influential work is often considered one of the earliest English revenge tragedies and is known for its complex themes of love, death, and vengeance. The story revolves around various characters impacted by the death of young Don Andrea, including his lover Bel-imperia and Hieronimo, his friend, who must navigate the treacherous political landscape of Spain and Portugal to seek justice for Andrea's murder. At the start of the play, the Ghost of Andrea introduces the audience to the events that led to his tragic demise. His soul, dissatisfied with the lack of revenge for his death in battle against the Portuguese prince Balthazar, seeks to influence the narrative unfolding on Earth. As the action shifts to the Spanish court, we are introduced to Hieronimo, the knight-marshall, whose son Horatio also becomes embroiled in the deadly scheme orchestrated by Lorenzo and Balthazar. The opening establishes a rich tapestry of personal loss and the drive for retribution that will propel the narrative forward, setting the stage for the impending tragedy that unfolds as characters confront their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama Tragedies PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 218177 218116 2024-10-15T05:05:14.789235 2023-09-15T10:37:56.712509 text/html text/html 218170 218109 2024-10-15T05:05:15.065279 2023-09-15T10:37:56.894510 text/html text/html 142774 2024-10-15T05:05:23.262172 application/epub+zip 144526 2024-10-15T05:05:18.304223 application/epub+zip 135719 2024-10-15T05:05:16.787306 application/epub+zip 291695 2024-10-15T05:05:26.338267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262485 2024-10-15T05:05:22.262199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234630 2022-09-16T08:14:26.805024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164794 164784 2024-10-15T05:05:14.427408 2023-09-15T10:37:56.210504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 164673 2021-01-07T12:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59885 2021-01-07T12:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19132 2024-10-15T05:05:26.466180 application/rdf+xml 13626 2024-10-15T05:05:17.491348 image/jpeg 3641 2024-10-15T05:05:17.225206 image/jpeg 139836 2024-10-15T05:05:15.083224 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia