A Bibliography Of Beaumont And Fletcher Classic Reprint

Author : Henry Weber
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ISBN 13 : 9781330484807
Total Pages : 502 pages
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Download or read book The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Vol. 10 of 14 written by Henry Weber and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Vol. 10 of 14: With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes; Containing the Woman Hater, Philaster, the Wild-Goose Chase, the Queen of Corinth This comedy, which is one of the earliest among the plays in these volumes, was first printed, (and, as appears from the subjoined title-page, soon after the original representation, ) in 1607, anonymously. A second edition was not demanded till 1648, when it was attributed to Fletcher alone. In the ensuing year, the same impression was again put forth with a different title, and with the addition of Davenant's prologue, a new epilogue, and a list of dramatis personae. In the title-page it was attributed to both our poets conjointly. There can, however, be no doubt that the second quarto was right in attributing it to Fletcher solely. The original prologue in prose, as well as that furnished by Davenant for a revival, speaks decidedly of a single author; and that it was considered as Fletcher's in the latter part of the seventeenth century, appears from Langbaine's positively asserting, that he wrote it alone, unassisted by Beaumont. Seward, after having attributed it to the former in his notes to the play, retracted his opinion in his general preface, and considered the latter as the real unassisted author. His arguments rest upon very weak foundations, and have been already refuted by Mr Nichols very fully. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."