Sturgflatery

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Historical Records

Greg, Papers (Appx. I, art. 1, p. 121. l. 189)

Under the heading “A Note of all suche bookes as belong to the Stocke, and such as I have bought since the 3d of Marche 1598:

Sturgflaterey.

Theatrical Provenance

"Sturgflatery" appears in one theatrical document, Philip Henslowe's inventory of books owned by the Admiral's men and dated 3 March 1598. And that document survives only in transcription, as Greg explains in the headnote to Appx. I, art. 1 ([1] p. 113). See Critical Commentary for further discussion of company ownership.

Probable Genre(s)

Unknown

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

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References to the Play

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Critical Commentary

Fleay, BCED, introducing a space between the first two syllables of the Malone transcription of the title, offered "Stark flattery" as a translation. Greg II repeated Fleay's suggestion in the headnote to Section VIII ([2]). Chambers, ES, regularizing the spelling of "flaterey" ("Sturgflattery," 2.132), offers also a reading of "Strange Flattery" ([3] 2.168, n2)

Wiggins, Catalogue considers in detail the idiosyncrasies of secretary hand/s in the diary that might have led Malone to read the notation of the play as "sturgflaterey"; for details, see #1129.

Works Cited

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