About this book
A revenge play or revenge tragedy. Its plot contains several violent murders and includes as one of its characters a personification of Revenge. Contains the play-within-a-play used to trap a murderer and a ghost intent on vengeance, which became popular motifs in plays that followed.
Details
- First published
- 1594
- OL Work ID
- OL2929850W
Subjects
English dramaEnglish drama (Tragedy)TheaterSpanish tragedy (Kyd, Thomas)British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)NobilityDramaRevengeGhost playsEarly modern and ElizabethanSpanish dramaSpanish literatureDrama (dramatic works by one author)