Authorship
All of the early editions are anonymous. The first indication of the author's identity appeared in Thomas Heywood's Apology for Actors (1612), where Heywood assigns the play to Kyd. The style of The Spanish Tragedy is considered such a good match with Kyd's style in his other extant play, Cornelia (1593), that scholars and critics have universally recognized Kyd's authorship.
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