Website Search
Find information on spaces, staff, and services.
Catalog Search
Books; Microforms
A select collection of old English plays
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Physical
Details
Checking for availability...
- Creator
- originally published by Robert Dodsley in the year 1744
- Format
- Books; Microforms
- Language
- English
- Publication
-
- Fourth edition, now first chronologically arranged, revised and enlarged, with the notes of all the commentators, and new notes by W. Carew Hazlitt
- London : Reeves and Turner, 1874-76
- Physical Details
-
- 15 volumes ; 22 cm
- Many plays included in former editions are omitted in this, and replaced by others less accessible; or now first reprinted from the originals "A strictly chronological arrangement has been adopted." cf. Pref.
- "Glossarial index, by Richard Morris, LL. D.": vol. xv, p. [457]-509.
- Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1970. 10 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English Literature ; LEL 20277-86)
- I. Interlude of the four elements. The tragic-comedy of Calisto and Melibæa. Everyman: a moral play. Hickscorner. The pardoner and the friar. The world and the child. God's promises. The four P.P. A new interlude, called Thersites -- II. Interlude of youth. Lusty Juventus. Jack Juggler. Nice wanton. History of Jacob and Esau. Disobedient child. Marriage of wit and science -- III. New custom. Ralph Roister Doister. Gammer Gurton's needle. The trial of treasure. Like will to like -- IV. Damon and Pithias. Appius and Virginia. Cambyses. The misfortune of Arthur. Jeronimo -- V. The Spanish tragedy. Cornelia. Soliman and Perseda. Life and death of Jack Straw -- VI. The conflict of conscience. Rare triumps of love and fortune. Three ladies of London. Three lords and three ladies of London. A knack to know a knave
- -- VII. Tancred and Gismunda. Wounds of Civil War. Mucedorus. The two angry women of Abington. Look about you -- VIII. Summer's last will and testament. Downfall fo Robert, earl of Huntington. Death of Robert, earl of Huntington. Contention between liberality and prodigality. Grim the collier of Croydon -- IX. How to choose a good wife from a bad. The return from Parnassus. Wily beguiled. Lingua. Miseries of enforcedmarriage -- X. The revenger's tragedy. The dumb knight. The merry devil of Edmonton. Ram-Alley. The second maiden's tragedy. Englishmen for my money -- XI. A woman is a weathercock. Amends for ladies. Green's Tu quoque. Albumazar. The hog hath lost his pearl. The heir -- XII. Theold couple. A woman never vexed. The ordinary. The London chanticleers. The shepherd's holiday. The true Trojans. The lost lady
- -- XIII. A match at midnight. The city nightcap. The city match. The queen of Arragon. The antiquary -- XIV. The rebellion. Lust's dominion;or, The lascivious queen. Andromana. Lady Alimony. The parson's wedding -- XV. Elvira; or, The worst not always true. The marriage night. The adventures of five hours. All mistaken; or, The mad couple. Historia histrionica. Index and Glossary