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This play exists only as | This manuscript play fragment exists only as a single sheet of paper (2 folios / 4 pages) in length. The first page features a number at the top (2) and begins part-way through a scene, implying that the surviving sheet was at least conceived of as part of a series, whether or not the play was continued. [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS032-000005523 (BL Add MS 88878)]: | ||
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Revision as of 04:24, 4 October 2019
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BL Add MS 88878 (images)
This manuscript play fragment exists only as a single sheet of paper (2 folios / 4 pages) in length. The first page features a number at the top (2) and begins part-way through a scene, implying that the surviving sheet was at least conceived of as part of a series, whether or not the play was continued. (BL Add MS 88878):
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| BL Add MS 88878, fol.1r. | BL Add MS 88878, fol.1v. |
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| BL Add MS 88878, fol.2r. | BL Add MS 88878, fol.2v. |
All images (c) British Library. Reproduced by permission.
NB. The above images have been cropped into pages to display the text in order. The following openings illustrate the sheet of paper itself:
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| BL Add MS 88878, fol.2v-1r. | BL Add MS 88878, fol.1v-2r. |
BL Add MS 88878 (transcription)
Theatrical Provenance
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Probable Genre(s)
Tragedy.
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
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References to the Play
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Critical Commentary
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For What It's Worth
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Works Cited
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