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== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
Wiggins: King Brandimart or Brandimore (Guy of Warwick, giant)
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Neither [[WorksCited|Malone]], [[WorksCited|Collier]], nor [[WorksCited|Fleay, ''BCED'']] ventures a guess as to the story line of "Brandimer."
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[[WorksCited|Greg II (#19, p. 155)]] called attention to the similarity in name with Brandimart, who appears in Robert Greene's ''Orlando Furioso'', which Strange's men had given one performance the previous February (21st). Greg did not think this character was lifted out of the Greene play and given the star role here, but he did consider that as "King of the Iles" Brandimer might have headlined a play with a strong English theme.
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[[WorksCited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'' #897]], although not convinced by Greg's line of thought, projects a story line for King Brandimart in Ariosto's ''Orlando Furioso", focusing on his early life. As an alternative, he offers a giant named "Brandimore" in a Jacobean ballad who is killed by Guy of Warwick. 
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== References to the Play ==
== References to the Play ==

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Historical Records


Performance Records (Henslowe's diary)


Two records of performance survive in Henslowe’s accounts for early 1592:

Fol. 7 (Greg I, 13)
Res at brandymer the 6 of aprell 1591 ................................ xxijs
Fol. 7 v (Greg I, 14)
Res at brandimer the 8 of may 1592 .................................... xxiiijs



Theatrical Provenance


"Brandimer" was one of nineteen plays scheduled by Lord Strange's men at the Rose playhouse that apparently were not new in the late winter and spring of 1592.


Probable Genre(s)


Romantic comedy (?) Harbage


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues


Neither Malone, Collier, nor Fleay, BCED ventures a guess as to the story line of "Brandimer."

Greg II (#19, p. 155) called attention to the similarity in name with Brandimart, who appears in Robert Greene's Orlando Furioso, which Strange's men had given one performance the previous February (21st). Greg did not think this character was lifted out of the Greene play and given the star role here, but he did consider that as "King of the Iles" Brandimer might have headlined a play with a strong English theme.

Wiggins, Catalogue #897, although not convinced by Greg's line of thought, projects a story line for King Brandimart in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso", focusing on his early life. As an alternative, he offers a giant named "Brandimore" in a Jacobean ballad who is killed by Guy of Warwick.


References to the Play

Information welcome.

Critical Commentary

Malone, Collier, Greg