Malone's life of Shakspeare, comprehending an essay on the chronological order of his plays. Appendix. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare. Shakspeare's mortgage. Declaration of trust, by Heminge, &c. Shakspeare's will. Extracts from Stratford register. Entries on the stationers' books. List of the early editions of Shakspeare. Dedication of the players, 1623. Preface of the players. Modern editions. Plays ascribed to Shakspeare. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Character of Aubrey, the antiquaryF. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... tragedies and comedies , he became a maker ; and such a maker , that though some others may perhaps pretend to a more exact decorum and economy , espe- cially in tragedy , never any expressed a more lofty and tragick height ; never any ...
... tragedies and comedies , he became a maker ; and such a maker , that though some others may perhaps pretend to a more exact decorum and economy , espe- cially in tragedy , never any expressed a more lofty and tragick height ; never any ...
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... tragedies which were then in vogue , or , as the poet expresses it , " tyranized over the minds of men , " and which ... Tragedy , The Battle of Alcazar , Selimus Emperour of the Turkes , The Wars of Cyrus , Solyman and Perseda , & c ...
... tragedies which were then in vogue , or , as the poet expresses it , " tyranized over the minds of men , " and which ... Tragedy , The Battle of Alcazar , Selimus Emperour of the Turkes , The Wars of Cyrus , Solyman and Perseda , & c ...
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... tragedies and comedies were then frequently accompanied , are almost all lost . In the plays exhibited at this period , the authors and actors took such liberties , that the state was obliged to interfere . Strype , in his Additions to ...
... tragedies and comedies were then frequently accompanied , are almost all lost . In the plays exhibited at this period , the authors and actors took such liberties , that the state was obliged to interfere . Strype , in his Additions to ...
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... tragedies tendered abroad , nor higher comedies traversed at home . " - " Ros- cius plays in the Senate house ; asses play upon harpes , the stage is brought into the church , and Vices make plaies of church - matters . " 7 By ...
... tragedies tendered abroad , nor higher comedies traversed at home . " - " Ros- cius plays in the Senate house ; asses play upon harpes , the stage is brought into the church , and Vices make plaies of church - matters . " 7 By ...
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... tragedies , which are preferred to all other exhibitions , or vulgar buffoonery under the name of comedy ; instead of that natural representation and harmless merriment , which formerly afforded the frequenters of the theatre so much ...
... tragedies , which are preferred to all other exhibitions , or vulgar buffoonery under the name of comedy ; instead of that natural representation and harmless merriment , which formerly afforded the frequenters of the theatre so much ...
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