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The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Number of plays attributed to 16th-century playwright Thomas Kyd double in new edition Source The Guardian - World News
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Exclusive: Canon now includes domestic tragedy Arden of Faversham, which is attributed solely to Kyd and ‘not at all’ to Shakespeare

The number of plays attributed to the 16th-century playwright Thomas Kyd has more than doubled in a major new edition.

The forthcoming second volume of The Collected Works of Thomas Kyd makes a substantial case for his sole or part-authorship of plays previously attributed to William Shakespeare or Christopher Marlowe.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/feb/24/plays-16th-century-playwright-thomas-kyd-double-new-edition Published At 2026-02-24 10:00:35 (1 week ago)
Created At 2026-02-24 10:56:39 Updated At 2026-02-24 10:56:39