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== Works Cited ==
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Revision as of 19:21, 26 June 2011

Henry Chettle, William Haughton (1599)


Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 66v (Greg I.116)

Lent vnto harey chettell & wm harton
the 13 of desemb[er] in earneste of his Boocke
called ar[d]keadian virgen the some of ... xs


Lent vnto harey chettell & wm harton
the 17 desemb[er] 1599 in earneste of ther
boocke called arkedian virgen the some ... vs



Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's Men paid Henry Chettle and William Haughton a total of 15s. in earnest on The Arcadian Virgin in December of 1599, when they were still at the Rose but anticipating a move to the Fortune within the year.


Probable Genre(s)

Pastoral (?) (Harbage)


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

None known.


References to the Play

None known.


Critical Commentary

Greg offers the story of Atalanta as a possible subject; he questions whether the play was finished (II.209 Item #192).


For What It's Worth




Works Cited


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