Philaster: Or, Love Lies A-bleedingMethuen, 1969 - 142 pages Written in 1609 for Shakespeare's company, "Philaster" is one of the most ambitious works of literary collaboration ever attempted. Whereas only the lowest potboiling third of the dramatic repertory of the time was produced by multiple authorship, this hybrid drama by a pair of young dramatists was also a new type of tragicomedy. Its success led the play to be performed for over thirty years and made Beaumont and Fletcher the only authors besides Shakespeare and Jonson to be granted the accolade of a posthumous collection of their plays in Folio. Andrew Gurr's substantial commentary and notes have never been surpassed since the first publication of the edition and joins the list of over thirty plays currently published in The Revels Plays. |
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... death sits on my brow , And I must sleep . Bear me , thou gentle bank , For ever if thou wilt . [ Lies down ] You ... death ] Q2 ; Oh heauens ! heauy death Qr . 136. quick ] alive . 143. the chase ] i.e. , the new one for the Princess's ...
... death ) Do by the honour of a virgin swear To tell no hours beyond it . Make me not hated so . Are . Come from this prison all joyful to our deaths . Phi . People will tear me when they find you true To such a wretch as I ; I shall die ...
... death can be no bugbear unto me So long as Pharamond is not my headsman . Dion . [ Aside ] Sweet peace upon thy soul ... death or else go first ( to death ) to announce your coming . ' 82. in water writ ] i.e. , quickly forgotten . 83 ...
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