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Revision as of 21:21, 9 December 2014
William Shakespeare (attrib.) (1613?)
Historical Records
Stationers' Register
8 November 1630 (S.R. 4.208, CLIO)
- Richard Cotes. Assigned ouer vnto him by master Bird and Consent of a full Court holden this day All his estate right and interest in the Copies hereafter menconed . . . . . . iiijs.
- HENRYE the FIFT
- Sir JOHN OLDCASTLE
- TITUS and ANDRONICUS
- EUREOLUS and LUCRETIA
- YORKE and LANCASTER
- Agincourt
- PERSILES
- HAMBLET.
- Yorkeshire Tragedie
21 August 1683 (S.R.2, 3.181-89, CLIO)
- Master Robt Scott. Entred then for his Bookes or Coppyes by vertue of an assignmt under the hand and seale of MRS SARAH MARTIN, relict and executrix of the last will and testamt of John Martin late Cittizen and Stationer of London, deceased, her late husband, bearing date the fourteenth day of June Anno Dom 1681, and by order of Court of the seaventh of Novemr, 1681, these severall bookes or coppyes or parts of bookes or coppyes hereafter menconed wch did formerly belong to the said John Martin decd. Salvo jure cujuscunque, viz:
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- Shakespeare.
- Henry the 5th
- Sr John Old Castle
- Titus Androneus
- Eurialus & Lucretia
- Yorke and Lancaster
- Agincourt
- Pericles
- Hamlett
- Yorkesheire Tragedy
- The Tempest
- Gentlemen of Verona
- Measure for measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ½.
- Commedie of errors
- As you like it
- Alls well that ends well
- Twelve nights
- Winter's tale
- The 3d part of Hen 6th
- Hen: 8th
- Coriolanus
- Timon of Athens
- Julius Caesar
- Mackbeth
- Anthony and Cleopatra
- Cymbelyne
Theatrical Provenance
If this was a play, its provenance is unknown; presumably it would have been performed by the Lord Chamberlain's / King's men.
Probable Genre(s)
Romance.
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
The earliest English translation of the story, first written by Aeneas Sylvius (later Pope Pius II) in c.1440, is this:
Anon. (Pope Pius II), The m[ost] excell[ent] historie, of Euryalus and Lucresia. Trans. William Braunche. London: Printed by Thomas Creede, and are to be solde by William Barley, at his shop in Gratious streete; neare Leaden Hall, 1596.
If Shakespeare had written a play on this topic, this would have been the most convenient source text to consult for inspiration.
The historie of Eurialus and Lucretia. Written in Latine by Eneas Sylvius; and translated into English by Charles Allen, Gent. Printed at London: By Tho. Cotes, for William Cooke, and are to be sold at his shop neere Furnivalls Inne Gate in Holborne, 1639. STC (2nd ed.) / 19973.
References to the Play
None known; information welcome.
Critical Commentary
Harbage and Schoenbaum gave little credence to the SR entries, noting “Euriolus (i.e. Euryalus) and Lucretia, sometimes incorrectly listed as a play.” (Index, 248).
For What It's Worth
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Works Cited
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