Eunuch, The
Hemming, WilliamWilliam Heminge (c.1633-4) (not lost)
Historical Records
Marriott's List (1653)
- The Eunuch a Tragedy
- Heminge, William. The Plays and Poems of William Heminge, ed. Carol A. Morley. Madison: Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 2006.
Theatrical Provenance
Queen Henrietta's Men
Probable Genre(s)
Tragedy
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
n/a
References to the Play
n/a
Critical Commentary
Bentley, Greg, and, most recently, Carol Morley have convincingly identified this lost play as William Heminge's The Fatal Contract, printed by "J.M.", probably John Marriott, in 1653. See Marriott's List (1653) for details and discussion.
For What It's Worth
Works Cited
- Heminge, William. The Plays and Poems of William Heminge, ed. Carol A. Morley. Madison: Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 2006.
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