Biographical
and Critical Studies.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v06
Waller, A.
R.
and Glover, A.
1903.
Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth. Ibid.
1902.
Henderson, W. A. Shakespeare and Sejanus. Notes and Queries, Ser. VIII
vol. v, pp. 502-3. 1894.
Herford, C. H. Art. Jonson. Dict. of Nat. Biogr. vol. xxx. 1892.
- Introduction to the edition of Ben Jonson. (Mermaid Series. ) 1893-4.
Herpich, C. A. Shakespeare and Ben Jonson: Did they quarrel? Notes
and Queries, Ser. ix, vol. ix. 12 April 1902.
Hoffschulte, H. Ueber Ben Jonson's ältere Lustspiele. Münster, 1894.
Hofmiller, J. Die ersten sechs Masken Ben Jonson's in ihrem Verhältniss
zur antiken Literatur. (Diss. ) Munich, 1901.
Hollstein, E. Verbältnis von Ben Jonson's The Devil is an Ass, und John
Wilson's Belphegor za Machiavelli's Novelle von Belfagor. (Diss. ) Halle
and Wittenberg, 1901.
Holt, L. H. Notes on Jonson's Volpone. Mod. Lang. Notes, vol. xx, p. 63.
1905.
Holthausen, F. Die Quelle von Ben Jonson's Volpone. Anglia, vol. XII,
pp. 519-525. 1889.
Jusserand, J. J. Ben Jonson's Views on Shakespeare's Art. Shakespeare
Head Press ed. of Shakespeare, vol. x, pp. 297–391. 1907.
Koeppel, E. Quellenstudien zu den Dramen Berr Jonson's, John Marston's,
und Beaumont und Fletcher's. Münchener Beiträge, vol. XI. Erlangen
and Leipzig, 1895.
Ben Jonson's Wirkung auf zeitgenössische Dramatiker. Anglistische
Forschungen, vol. xx. Heidelberg, 1906.
Kramer, F. Das Verhältniss von D. Garrick's Every Man in His Humour
zu dem gleichnamigen Lustspiel Ben Jonsons. (Diss. ) Halle, 1903.
Kyd, Thomas. Works. Ed. Boas, F. S. Oxford, 1901.
Maass, H. Ben Jonson’s Lustspiel Every Man in his Humour und die
gleichnamige Bearbeitung durch David Garrick. (Diss. ) Rostock, 1903.
Mézières, A. J. F. Prédécesseurs et Contemporains de Shakespeare. Paris,
1881.
Nason, A. H. Heralds and Heraldry in Ben Jonson's Plays. New York,
1907.
Nicholson, Brinsley. On the Dates of the two Versions of Every Man in his
Humour. The Antiquary, vol. vi, pp. 15-19, 106-110.
Ben Jonson's Folios and the Bibliographers. Notes and Queries, Ser.
IV, vol. v, p. 573. 1870.
Penniman, J. H. The War of the Theatres. (Pennsylvania thesis. ) Boston,
1897.
Reed, E. B. Herrick's Indebtedness to Ben Jonson. Mod. Lang. Notes,
vol. xvii, pp. 478-484. 1902.
Reinsch, H. Ben Jonson's Poetik und seine Beziehungen zu Horaz.
Munich. (Diss. ) Naumburg, 1898. Cf. Münchener Beiträge zur Roman-
ischen und Englischen Philologie, vol. xvi, 1899.
Reyher, P. Les Masques Anglais-Étude sur les Ballets et la vie du cour en
Angleterre (1512-1640). Paris, 1909.
Saegelken, C. Ben Jonson's Römerdramen. (Diss. ) Bremen, 1880.
Schelling, F. E. Ben Jonson and the Classical School. Publications of the
Mod. Lang. Assoc. of America, vol. XIII, pp. 221-249. Baltimore, 1898.
Schmidt, A. Essay on the life and dramatic writings of Ben Jonson. Danzig,
1847.
Small, R. A. The Stage Quarrel between Ben Jonson and the so-called
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Symmes, H. S. Les débuts de la Critique dramatique en Angleterre jusqu'à
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Vatke, T. Jonson in seinen Anfängen. Herrig's Archiv, vol. LXXI. 1884.
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(Diss. ) Halle, 1903.
Waldron, F. G. The Sad Shepherd of Ben Jonson continued, etc. 1783.
Weildler, W. Das Verhältniss von Mrs Centlivre's The Busy Body, zu
Molière's l'Étourdi, und Ben Jonson's The Devil is an Ass. (Diss. )
Halle, 1900.
Wendell, B. The Temper of the Seventeenth Century in English Literature.
New York and London, 1904.
Wilke, W. Metrische Untersuchungen zu Ben Jonson. (Diss. ) Halle, 1884.
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English, vol. v. ) Boston, New York and London, 1898.
[As to the Masques and Pastoral, see, also, bibliography to chap. XIII. ]
CHAPTER II
CHAPMAN, MARSTON, DEKKER
I. GEORGE CHAPMAN.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Blinde begger of Alexandria, most pleasantly discoursing his variable
humours in disguised shapes full of conceite and pleasure. As it bath
beene sundry times publickly acted in London, by the right honorable the
Earle of Nottingham, Lord high Admirall his servantes. 1598.
A pleasant Comedy entituled: An Humerous dayes Myrth. As it hath been
sundrie times publikely acted by the right honourable the Earle of
Nottingham Lord high Admirall his servants. By G. C. 1599.
Al Fooles. A Comedy, Presented at the Black Fryers, And lately before
his Majestie. 1605.
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Chapter II
421
Monsieur D’Olive. A Comedie, as it was sundrie times acted by her Majesties
children at the Blacke-Friers. 1606.
The Gentleman Usher. 1606.
Bussy D'Ambois: A Tragedie: As it hath been often presented at Paules.
1607, 1646, 1657.
The Conspiracie, And Tragedie of Charles Duke of Byron, Marshall of
France. Acted lately in two playes, at the Black-Friers. 1608.
May-Day. A witty Comedie, divers times acted at the Blacke Fryers. 1611.
The Widdowes Teares. A Comedie. As it was often presented in the blacke
and white Friers. Written by Geor. Chap. 1612.
The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois. A Tragedie. As it hath beene often
presented at the private Play-house in the White-Fryers. 1613.
The Warres of Pompey and Caesar. Out of whose events is evicted this
Proposition. Only a just man is a freeman. By G. C. Ptd by Thomas
Harper. 1631. Another issue of 1631 has the title Caesar and Pompey:
A Boman Tragedy, declaring their Warres. Another issue 1653.
The Tragedy of Alphonsus Emperour of Germany As it hath been very often
Acted (with great applause) at the Privat house in Black-Friers by his
late Majesties Servants. 1654.
Revenge for Honour: A Tragedie, by George Chapman. 1654.
For the title of Eastward Hoe, see under sec. II A (i), post; and, for that
of The Ball, see bibliography to chap. VIII under sec. B I.
(With Shirley. ) The Tragedie of Chabot Admirall of France: As it was pre-
sented by her Majesties Servants at the private House in Drury Lane.
Written by George Chapman and James Shirly. 1639.
(ii) Masque.
The Memorable Maske of the two Honorable Houses or Inns of Court; the
Middle Temple, and Lyncolns Inne. As it was performd before the King,
at White-Hall on Shrove Munday at night; being the 15. of February.
1613. At the Princely celebration of the most Royall Nuptialls of the
Palsgrave, and his thrice gratious Princesse Elizabeth. etc. With a
description of their whole show; in the manner of their march on horse-
backe to the Court from the Maister of the Rolls his house: with all their
right Noble consorts, and most showfull attendants. Invented, and
fashioned, with the ground, and speciall structure of the whole worke,
By our Kingdomes most Artfull and Ingenious Architect, Innigo Jones.
Supplied, A plied, Digested, and written, By Geo. Chapman. Another
edition, also s. a.
B. Modern Editions.
The Works of George Chapman. Plays, ed. Shepherd, R. H. Poems and
Minor translations, with an introduction, by Swinburne, A. C. Homer's
Iliad and Odyssey. Ed. Shepherd, R. H. 3 vols. 1874. New ed. 1889.
George Chapman. Ed. Phelps, W. L. (Mermaid Series. ) 1895. [Contains :
All Fools, Bussy D'Ambois, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois, The Con-
spiracy, and the Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron. ]
All Fools and The Gentleman Usher. Ed. Parrott, T. M. (Belles Lettres
Series. ) Boston, 1907.
Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany. Ed. Elze, K. Leipzig, 1867.
Bussy d'Ambois and the Revenge of Bussy d'Ambois. Ed. Boas, F. S.
(Belles Lettres Series. ) Boston, 1906.
Reviewed by Brereton, J. Le Gay, in Hermes, 16 October 1905.
## p. 422 (#440) ############################################
422
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Boston, 1903.
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Boas, F.
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Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth. Ibid.
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Henderson, W. A. Shakespeare and Sejanus. Notes and Queries, Ser. VIII
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Herford, C. H. Art. Jonson. Dict. of Nat. Biogr. vol. xxx. 1892.
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Herpich, C. A. Shakespeare and Ben Jonson: Did they quarrel? Notes
and Queries, Ser. ix, vol. ix. 12 April 1902.
Hoffschulte, H. Ueber Ben Jonson's ältere Lustspiele. Münster, 1894.
Hofmiller, J. Die ersten sechs Masken Ben Jonson's in ihrem Verhältniss
zur antiken Literatur. (Diss. ) Munich, 1901.
Hollstein, E. Verbältnis von Ben Jonson's The Devil is an Ass, und John
Wilson's Belphegor za Machiavelli's Novelle von Belfagor. (Diss. ) Halle
and Wittenberg, 1901.
Holt, L. H. Notes on Jonson's Volpone. Mod. Lang. Notes, vol. xx, p. 63.
1905.
Holthausen, F. Die Quelle von Ben Jonson's Volpone. Anglia, vol. XII,
pp. 519-525. 1889.
Jusserand, J. J. Ben Jonson's Views on Shakespeare's Art. Shakespeare
Head Press ed. of Shakespeare, vol. x, pp. 297–391. 1907.
Koeppel, E. Quellenstudien zu den Dramen Berr Jonson's, John Marston's,
und Beaumont und Fletcher's. Münchener Beiträge, vol. XI. Erlangen
and Leipzig, 1895.
Ben Jonson's Wirkung auf zeitgenössische Dramatiker. Anglistische
Forschungen, vol. xx. Heidelberg, 1906.
Kramer, F. Das Verhältniss von D. Garrick's Every Man in His Humour
zu dem gleichnamigen Lustspiel Ben Jonsons. (Diss. ) Halle, 1903.
Kyd, Thomas. Works. Ed. Boas, F. S. Oxford, 1901.
Maass, H. Ben Jonson’s Lustspiel Every Man in his Humour und die
gleichnamige Bearbeitung durch David Garrick. (Diss. ) Rostock, 1903.
Mézières, A. J. F. Prédécesseurs et Contemporains de Shakespeare. Paris,
1881.
Nason, A. H. Heralds and Heraldry in Ben Jonson's Plays. New York,
1907.
Nicholson, Brinsley. On the Dates of the two Versions of Every Man in his
Humour. The Antiquary, vol. vi, pp. 15-19, 106-110.
Ben Jonson's Folios and the Bibliographers. Notes and Queries, Ser.
IV, vol. v, p. 573. 1870.
Penniman, J. H. The War of the Theatres. (Pennsylvania thesis. ) Boston,
1897.
Reed, E. B. Herrick's Indebtedness to Ben Jonson. Mod. Lang. Notes,
vol. xvii, pp. 478-484. 1902.
Reinsch, H. Ben Jonson's Poetik und seine Beziehungen zu Horaz.
Munich. (Diss. ) Naumburg, 1898. Cf. Münchener Beiträge zur Roman-
ischen und Englischen Philologie, vol. xvi, 1899.
Reyher, P. Les Masques Anglais-Étude sur les Ballets et la vie du cour en
Angleterre (1512-1640). Paris, 1909.
Saegelken, C. Ben Jonson's Römerdramen. (Diss. ) Bremen, 1880.
Schelling, F. E. Ben Jonson and the Classical School. Publications of the
Mod. Lang. Assoc. of America, vol. XIII, pp. 221-249. Baltimore, 1898.
Schmidt, A. Essay on the life and dramatic writings of Ben Jonson. Danzig,
1847.
Small, R. A. The Stage Quarrel between Ben Jonson and the so-called
27- 2
## p. 420 (#438) ############################################
420
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Poetasters. Forschungen zur englischen Sprache und Literatur, vol. 1.
Breslau, 1899.
Soergel, A. Die Englischen Maskenspiele. Halle, 1882.
Sperrhake, W. Ben Jonson's The Case is Altered und seine Quellen. Halle,
1905.
Swinburne, A. C. A Study of Ben Jonson. 1889.
Symmes, H. S. Les débuts de la Critique dramatique en Angleterre jusqu'à
la mort de Shakespeare. (Diss. ) Paris, 1903.
Symonds, J. A. Ben Jonson. English Worthies. 1886.
Shakespere's Predecessors in the English Drama. 1884. New ed. 1900.
Introductory Essay to the Dramatic Works and Lyrics of Ben Jonson,
selected. (Canterbury Poets. ) 1886.
Taine, H. Hist. de la Litt. Anglaise. Book 11, part ii. E. tr. Vol. 1. 1871.
Thomson, J.
Biographical and Critical Studies. 1904.
Ulbrich, O. Ben Jonson als Lustspieldichter. Herrig's Archiv, vol. XLVI.
1870.
Upton, J. Remarks on the Three Plays of Ben Jonson. 1749.
Vatke, T. Jonson in seinen Anfängen. Herrig's Archiv, vol. LXXI. 1884.
Vogt, A. Ben Jonson's Tragödie Catiline his Conspiracy und ihre Quellen.
(Diss. ) Halle, 1903.
Waldron, F. G. The Sad Shepherd of Ben Jonson continued, etc. 1783.
Weildler, W. Das Verhältniss von Mrs Centlivre's The Busy Body, zu
Molière's l'Étourdi, und Ben Jonson's The Devil is an Ass. (Diss. )
Halle, 1900.
Wendell, B. The Temper of the Seventeenth Century in English Literature.
New York and London, 1904.
Wilke, W. Metrische Untersuchungen zu Ben Jonson. (Diss. ) Halle, 1884.
Anwendung der Rhyme-test und Double-ending test auf Ben Jonson's
Dramen. Anglia, vol. x, pp. 512 ff. 1888.
Wood, H. Shakespeare burlesqued by two fellow-dramatists. American
Journal of Philology, vol. xvi, pp. 273 ff. Baltimore, 1895.
Woodbridge, Elizabeth. Studies in Jonson's Comedy. (Yale Studies in
English, vol. v. ) Boston, New York and London, 1898.
[As to the Masques and Pastoral, see, also, bibliography to chap. XIII. ]
CHAPTER II
CHAPMAN, MARSTON, DEKKER
I. GEORGE CHAPMAN.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Blinde begger of Alexandria, most pleasantly discoursing his variable
humours in disguised shapes full of conceite and pleasure. As it bath
beene sundry times publickly acted in London, by the right honorable the
Earle of Nottingham, Lord high Admirall his servantes. 1598.
A pleasant Comedy entituled: An Humerous dayes Myrth. As it hath been
sundrie times publikely acted by the right honourable the Earle of
Nottingham Lord high Admirall his servants. By G. C. 1599.
Al Fooles. A Comedy, Presented at the Black Fryers, And lately before
his Majestie. 1605.
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Chapter II
421
Monsieur D’Olive. A Comedie, as it was sundrie times acted by her Majesties
children at the Blacke-Friers. 1606.
The Gentleman Usher. 1606.
Bussy D'Ambois: A Tragedie: As it hath been often presented at Paules.
1607, 1646, 1657.
The Conspiracie, And Tragedie of Charles Duke of Byron, Marshall of
France. Acted lately in two playes, at the Black-Friers. 1608.
May-Day. A witty Comedie, divers times acted at the Blacke Fryers. 1611.
The Widdowes Teares. A Comedie. As it was often presented in the blacke
and white Friers. Written by Geor. Chap. 1612.
The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois. A Tragedie. As it hath beene often
presented at the private Play-house in the White-Fryers. 1613.
The Warres of Pompey and Caesar. Out of whose events is evicted this
Proposition. Only a just man is a freeman. By G. C. Ptd by Thomas
Harper. 1631. Another issue of 1631 has the title Caesar and Pompey:
A Boman Tragedy, declaring their Warres. Another issue 1653.
The Tragedy of Alphonsus Emperour of Germany As it hath been very often
Acted (with great applause) at the Privat house in Black-Friers by his
late Majesties Servants. 1654.
Revenge for Honour: A Tragedie, by George Chapman. 1654.
For the title of Eastward Hoe, see under sec. II A (i), post; and, for that
of The Ball, see bibliography to chap. VIII under sec. B I.
(With Shirley. ) The Tragedie of Chabot Admirall of France: As it was pre-
sented by her Majesties Servants at the private House in Drury Lane.
Written by George Chapman and James Shirly. 1639.
(ii) Masque.
The Memorable Maske of the two Honorable Houses or Inns of Court; the
Middle Temple, and Lyncolns Inne. As it was performd before the King,
at White-Hall on Shrove Munday at night; being the 15. of February.
1613. At the Princely celebration of the most Royall Nuptialls of the
Palsgrave, and his thrice gratious Princesse Elizabeth. etc. With a
description of their whole show; in the manner of their march on horse-
backe to the Court from the Maister of the Rolls his house: with all their
right Noble consorts, and most showfull attendants. Invented, and
fashioned, with the ground, and speciall structure of the whole worke,
By our Kingdomes most Artfull and Ingenious Architect, Innigo Jones.
Supplied, A plied, Digested, and written, By Geo. Chapman. Another
edition, also s. a.
B. Modern Editions.
The Works of George Chapman. Plays, ed. Shepherd, R. H. Poems and
Minor translations, with an introduction, by Swinburne, A. C. Homer's
Iliad and Odyssey. Ed. Shepherd, R. H. 3 vols. 1874. New ed. 1889.
George Chapman. Ed. Phelps, W. L. (Mermaid Series. ) 1895. [Contains :
All Fools, Bussy D'Ambois, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois, The Con-
spiracy, and the Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron. ]
All Fools and The Gentleman Usher. Ed. Parrott, T. M. (Belles Lettres
Series. ) Boston, 1907.
Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany. Ed. Elze, K. Leipzig, 1867.
Bussy d'Ambois and the Revenge of Bussy d'Ambois. Ed. Boas, F. S.
(Belles Lettres Series. ) Boston, 1906.
Reviewed by Brereton, J. Le Gay, in Hermes, 16 October 1905.
## p. 422 (#440) ############################################
422
Bibliography
Chabot Admirall of France, the Tragedie of. Rptd from the Quarto of 1639.
Ed. , with an introduction on the Tragedies of Chapman derived from
French historical material, by Lehmann, E. University of Pennsylvania
Publ. Philadelphia, 1906.
Eastward Hoe, by Jonson, Chapman and Marston. Ed. Sehelling, F. E.
Boston, 1903.
The Iliads of Homer. The Odysseys of Homer, Homer's Batrachomyomachia.
Ed. Hooper, R. 1858. Iliad. Ed. Rouse, W. H. D. 1898. Odyssey,
Ed. Rouse, W. H. D. 1897.
C. Critical Estimates.
Acheson, A. Shakespeare and the rival poet, with sundry poetical pieces by
George Chapman bearing on the subject. 1903.
Boas, F.