The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Cambridge Text from the Latest Edition of William Aldis Wright; with Introductions, Notes and Glossaries to Each Play by Israel Gollancz. The Complete Notes, with Variorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; a General Introduction, and a Bibliography by W. J. Rolfe; a History of the Drama, and General Criticism by Henry N. Hudson and Others, and a Complete Character Index, Volume 20Colonial Press, 1901 |
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Page 63
... Italian lawyer who , it is said , " forsook the truth of God's Gospel for fear of the loss of life and worldly goods . " He committed suicide in 1548 , and his fate soon became notorious in England . The characters of the piece are ...
... Italian lawyer who , it is said , " forsook the truth of God's Gospel for fear of the loss of life and worldly goods . " He committed suicide in 1548 , and his fate soon became notorious in England . The characters of the piece are ...
Page 63
... Italian lawyer who , it is said , " forsook the truth of God's Gospel for fear of the loss of life and worldly goods . " He committed suicide in 1548 , and his fate soon became notorious in England . The characters of the piece are ...
... Italian lawyer who , it is said , " forsook the truth of God's Gospel for fear of the loss of life and worldly goods . " He committed suicide in 1548 , and his fate soon became notorious in England . The characters of the piece are ...
Page 115
... Italy , but the manners and allusions are English , while the persons have Greek and Roman names , significant of their tempers or positions . The play opens with a scene between Philogonus and Eupe- las , wherein the former relates his ...
... Italy , but the manners and allusions are English , while the persons have Greek and Roman names , significant of their tempers or positions . The play opens with a scene between Philogonus and Eupe- las , wherein the former relates his ...
Page 125
... trans- lated from the Italian of Ariosto by George Gas- coigne , and acted at Gray's Inn in 1566. It is chiefly remarkable as being the oldest extant play in English prose . Jocasta , also acted at Gray's Comedy and Tragedy 125.
... trans- lated from the Italian of Ariosto by George Gas- coigne , and acted at Gray's Inn in 1566. It is chiefly remarkable as being the oldest extant play in English prose . Jocasta , also acted at Gray's Comedy and Tragedy 125.
Page 126
... Italian novels appears to have been first set , unless we should except the lost play of Romeo and Juliet , in 1568 , when the tragedy of Tancred and Gismunda was performed before Elizabeth at the Inner Tem- ple . It was the work of ...
... Italian novels appears to have been first set , unless we should except the lost play of Romeo and Juliet , in 1568 , when the tragedy of Tancred and Gismunda was performed before Elizabeth at the Inner Tem- ple . It was the work of ...
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