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== Historical Records ==
== Historical Records ==


=== Henslowe Papers<br> ===
=== Henslowe Papers<br> ===


Greg, [http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowepapersbe00hensuoft#page/118/mode/2up ''Papers'', 118]:<br>
Greg, [http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowepapersbe00hensuoft#page/118/mode/2up ''Papers'', 118]:<br>  


Under Henslowe's title, "''The Enventary tacken of all the properties for my'' Lord Admeralles men, ''the ''10 ''of Marche'' 1598" is:<br>
Under Henslowe's title, "''The Enventary tacken of all the properties for my'' Lord Admeralles men, ''the ''10 ''of Marche'' 1598" is:<br>  


Item, j frame for the heading [i.e. beheading] in Black Jone.<br>
Item, j frame for the heading [i.e. beheading] in Black Jone.<br>  


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Greg, [http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowepapersbe00hensuoft#page/120/mode/2up Papers, 121]:<br>
Greg, [http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowepapersbe00hensuoft#page/120/mode/2up Papers, 121]:<br>  


Under Henslowe's title, "''A Note of all suche bookes as belong to the Stocke, and such as I have bought since the ''3''d of March'' 1598" is:<br>
Under Henslowe's title, "''A Note of all suche bookes as belong to the Stocke, and such as I have bought since the ''3''d of March'' 1598" is:<br>  


Black Jonne.<br>
Black Jonne.<br>  


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== Theatrical Provenance ==
== Theatrical Provenance ==


The Admiral’s Company.
The Admiral’s Company.  


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== Probable Genre(s) ==
== Probable Genre(s) ==


Tragedy (?) (Harbage, 64-5).<br>
Tragedy (?) (Harbage, 64-5).<br>  


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== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==


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== References to the Play ==
== References to the Play ==


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== Critical Commentary ==
== Critical Commentary ==


H. W. Herrington posits a “dramatic vogue” for witchcraft plays in the late 1590s (478), and, after discussing Mother Redcap, writes:  
H. W. Herrington posits a “dramatic vogue” for witchcraft plays in the late 1590s (478), and, after discussing Mother Redcap, writes:  


Earlier in the same year [1597] Henslowe notes a performance of "The Witch of Islington." By the next year had been written "Black Joan." The former was either an out-and-out witch play, or else such a play with political bearings. The latter, in all probability, was a witch play also. If we may judge from the titles and the growing realism of dramatic treatment, they were of a kind far closer to actual life than those hitherto considered. (478)<br>
Earlier in the same year [1597] Henslowe notes a performance of "The Witch of Islington." By the next year had been written "Black Joan." The former was either an out-and-out witch play, or else such a play with political bearings. The latter, in all probability, was a witch play also. If we may judge from the titles and the growing realism of dramatic treatment, they were of a kind far closer to actual life than those hitherto considered. (478)<br>  
 


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Purkiss supports Herrington's suggestion of a mini-vogue for witch plays at this time and speculates that the play may have influenced Shakespeare's Joan la Pucelle in ''1 Henry VI'' (197 n.28)<br>  
Purkiss supports Herrington's suggestion of a mini-vogue for witch plays at this time and speculates that the play may have influenced Shakespeare's Joan la Pucelle in ''1 Henry VI'' (197 n.28)<br>  


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== For What It's Worth ==
== For What It's Worth ==


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== Works Cited ==
== Works Cited ==


&lt;List all texts cited throughout the entry, except those staple texts whose full bibliographical details have been provided in the masterlist of Works Cited found on the sidebar menu.&gt;
Herrington, H. W. “Witchcraft and Magic in the Elizabethan Drama”. ''The Journal of American Folklore'' 32.126 (1919): 447–85. Print. [http://www.archive.org/stream/journalamerican80socigoog#page/n472/mode/2up Web].<br>


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Purkiss, D. The Witch in History. London &amp; New York: Routledge, 199c. Print. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TpkOAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA197&ots=caCtxRaB9y&dq=%22black%20joan%22%20henslowe&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Web] (Google Books).


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Revision as of 11:11, 13 May 2011

Playwright's Name(1598?)


Historical Records

Henslowe Papers

Greg, Papers, 118:

Under Henslowe's title, "The Enventary tacken of all the properties for my Lord Admeralles men, the 10 of Marche 1598" is:

Item, j frame for the heading [i.e. beheading] in Black Jone.


Greg, Papers, 121:

Under Henslowe's title, "A Note of all suche bookes as belong to the Stocke, and such as I have bought since the 3d of March 1598" is:

Black Jonne.


Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral’s Company.


Probable Genre(s)

Tragedy (?) (Harbage, 64-5).


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

<Enter any information about possible or known sources. Summarise these sources where practical/possible, or provide an excerpt from another scholar's discussion of the subject if available.>


References to the Play

<List any known or conjectured references to the lost play here.>


Critical Commentary

H. W. Herrington posits a “dramatic vogue” for witchcraft plays in the late 1590s (478), and, after discussing Mother Redcap, writes:

Earlier in the same year [1597] Henslowe notes a performance of "The Witch of Islington." By the next year had been written "Black Joan." The former was either an out-and-out witch play, or else such a play with political bearings. The latter, in all probability, was a witch play also. If we may judge from the titles and the growing realism of dramatic treatment, they were of a kind far closer to actual life than those hitherto considered. (478)


Purkiss supports Herrington's suggestion of a mini-vogue for witch plays at this time and speculates that the play may have influenced Shakespeare's Joan la Pucelle in 1 Henry VI (197 n.28)


For What It's Worth

<Enter any miscellaneous points that may be relevant, but don't fit into the above categories. This is the best place for highly conjectural thoughts.>


Works Cited

Herrington, H. W. “Witchcraft and Magic in the Elizabethan Drama”. The Journal of American Folklore 32.126 (1919): 447–85. Print. Web.

Purkiss, D. The Witch in History. London & New York: Routledge, 199c. Print. Web (Google Books).


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