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A Select Collection Of Old English Plays
| Author: | Robert Dodsley |
| Category: | English [Edit] |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | London : Reeves and Turner |
| Release Date: | 01 Jan 1874 |
| Pages: | 640 |
| File Size: | 23.85 MB |
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| Creation Date: | 13 Feb 2009 |
| Rank: | 742,291 No 1 most popular |
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Robert Dodsley
The Author Book A Select Collection Of Old English Plays and the author of 79 another books.
Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764
Book Description
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
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 enforced marriage.--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. The old 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
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