The origin of the English drama, : illustrated in its various species, viz., mystery, morality, tragedy, and comedy, by specimens from our earliest writers: /
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Printed at the Clarendon-Press, for S. Leacroft, Charing-Cross, London, and sold by D. Prince at Oxford, and J. Woodyer at Cambridge,
M. DCC. LXXIII. [1773]
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Table of Contents:
- v. 1. Candlemas-day, or, The killing of the children of Israel : a mystery. Every-many : a morality. Hycke-scorner : a morality. Lusty Juventus : a morality / [quod R. Wever]. A right pithy, pleasant, and merry comedy : entituled Gammar Gurton's needle. A lamentable tragedy, mixed ful of pleasant mirth, conteyning the life of Cambises king of Percia ... / by Thomas Preston
- v. 2. The Spanish tragedy : containing the lamentable end of Don Horatio, and Bel-Imperia, with the pitiful death of Old Hieronimo / [Thomas Kyd]. The love of King David and fair Bethsabe ; with The tragedy of Absalon / [George Peele]. The tragedy of Soliman and Perseda : wherein is lay'd open Love's constancy, Fortune's inconstancy, and Death's triumph / [Thomas Kyd]. The tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex ... / by the Gentleman of the Inner-Temple [i.e. Thomas Norton]
- v. 3. Supposes : a comedy / written in the Italian tongue by Ariosto ; Englished by George Gascoigne of Gray's Inn, esquire. Satiro-mastix, or, The untrussing of the humorous poet / by Thomas Dekker. The return from Parnassus, or, The scourge of simony. A pleasant comedy called Wily beguiled.