Galfrido and Bernardo

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Anon. (falsely attributed to 1593)

NB This record is a hoax. It is listed here simply to document that it is indeed inauthentic.

Historical Records

An interpolated entry in the manuscript of Henslowe's Diary for 1593:

18 of maye 1595… Rd at galfrido & Bernardo… xxxis. (Foakes ed., Diary, 28.)

The entry was not reported by Malone, first appearing in print in J. P. Collier's edition of the Diary. It was recognized as Collier's own forgery by subsequent editors including Greg and Foakes.


Theatrical Provenance

n/a


Probable Genre(s)

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Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

Collier clearly intended it to look like an adaptation of the 1570 poem Galfrido and Bernardo, discussed by Mike Pincombe here http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/origins/DisplayServlet?id=drout7241.5&type=print.


References to the Play

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Critical Commentary

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For What It's Worth

Works Cited

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