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The list gives no clue to date, authorship, or genre of ''The Play of the Netherlands''. Greg suggested it might be identifiable with the lost [[Sir Martin Skink]], but Bentley observes, "the titles do not seem very similar to me" (5.1382), and, in addition, there is no record that ''Sir Martin Skink'' was ever actually printed. Leavis (148) further notes that "The inaccuracy of Rogers and Ley's playlist is notorious", and offers the suggestion that the play in question might be John Heywood's ''The Play of the Weather'', printed in 1573 and otherwise unaccounted for in Rogers and Ley's list. "Obviously", argues Leavis, "someone misread ''wether'' as ''nether'', and then made the natural expansion". | The list gives no clue to date, authorship, or genre of ''The Play of the Netherlands''. Greg suggested it might be identifiable with the lost [[Sir Martin Skink]], but Bentley observes, "the titles do not seem very similar to me" (5.1382), and, in addition, there is no record that ''Sir Martin Skink'' was ever actually printed. Leavis (148) further notes that "The inaccuracy of Rogers and Ley's playlist is notorious", and offers the suggestion that the play in question might be John Heywood's ''The Play of the Weather'', printed in 1573 and otherwise unaccounted for in Rogers and Ley's list. "Obviously", argues Leavis, "someone misread ''wether'' as ''nether'', and then made the natural expansion". | ||
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Leavis, Ralph. "Two ghost plays", ''Notes and Queries'' 29 (1982):148. | Leavis, Ralph. "Two ghost plays", ''Notes and Queries'' 29 (1982): 148. | ||
Site created and maintained by Matthew Steggle, 1 December 2009. | Site created and maintained by [[Matthew Steggle]], 1 December 2009. | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 5 December 2009
Anon. (before 1656) (ghost play?)
Historical Records
"An exact and perfect Catologue of all Playes that are Printed".
This catalogue is appended to Thomas Goffe, The Careles Shepherdess (London: Richard Rogers and William Ley, 1656). Under "P" it lists plays including:
- Picture, Messinger.
- Perkin warbek.
- Play of the Netherlands.
- Pitty shee's a whore.
Theatrical Provenance
Unknown
Probable Genre(s)
Unknown
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
Unknown
References to the Play
None known
Critical Commentary
The list gives no clue to date, authorship, or genre of The Play of the Netherlands. Greg suggested it might be identifiable with the lost Sir Martin Skink, but Bentley observes, "the titles do not seem very similar to me" (5.1382), and, in addition, there is no record that Sir Martin Skink was ever actually printed. Leavis (148) further notes that "The inaccuracy of Rogers and Ley's playlist is notorious", and offers the suggestion that the play in question might be John Heywood's The Play of the Weather, printed in 1573 and otherwise unaccounted for in Rogers and Ley's list. "Obviously", argues Leavis, "someone misread wether as nether, and then made the natural expansion".
For What It's Worth
(information needed)
Keywords
Works Cited
Leavis, Ralph. "Two ghost plays", Notes and Queries 29 (1982): 148.
Site created and maintained by Matthew Steggle, 1 December 2009.