A select collection of old English plays /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Reeves and Turner,
1874-76.
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| Edition: | 4th ed., |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.