The Spanish Tragedy

Play by Thomas Kyd
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The Spanish Tragedy
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The Spanish Tragedy

Summary

The Spanish Tragedy is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Spanish Tragedy authored Thomas Kyd[3].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's genre is English Renaissance theatre[5].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's genre is tragedy[6].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's Commons category is recorded as The Spanish Tragedy[7].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130222760[9].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's title is recorded as The Spanish Tragedie[10].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's form of creative work is recorded as play[11].
  • The Spanish Tragedy's P14541 is recorded as 18TPln[12].

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Authorship and Creation

The Spanish Tragedy authored Thomas Kyd[3].

Publication

The Spanish Tragedy's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Genres include English Renaissance theatre[5] and tragedy[6].

Why It Matters

The Spanish Tragedy ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · BrokenSegue · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → English Renaissance theatre, tragedy
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 18TPln
    Instance of → literary work
    Language of work or name → English
    Form of creative work → play
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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