Madon, King of Britain

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Beaumont, Francis (?), c.(1606)


Historical Records

Stationers' Register

29 June 1660 (SR2, 2.271, CLIO)

Master
Hum. Moseley
Entred for his copies under the hand of MASTER THRALE warden, the severall plays following that is to say . . . . xiijs


. . .

The History of Madon, King of Brittain, by F. Beamont.




Theatrical Provenance

Unknown. If the play really were by Beaumont, it might have belonged to the Children of the Queen's Revels or alternatively the King's Men.


Probable Genre(s)

Pseudo-History (Harbage); History (Wiggins).


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

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References to the Play

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Critical Commentary

Chambers noted that "Madan is a character in Locrine, but even Moseley can hardly have ascribed that long-printed play to Beaumont" (3.233).


For What It's Worth

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Works Cited

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