Quellenstudien
zu den Dramen George Chapman's, Philip
Massinger's und John Ford's.
Massinger's und John Ford's.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v06
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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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. S. The Sources of Chapman's The Conspiracy of Byron and The
Revenge of Bussy d'Ambois. The Athenæum, 10 January 1903.
Bodenstedt, T. Chapman in seinem Verhältniss zu Shakespeare. Shakesp.
Jahrb. vol. 1. 1865.
Coleridge, S. T. Literary Remains. Vol. 1, pp. 259-263. 1836.
Elste, E. Der Blank-Vers in den Dramen George Chapmans. Halle, 1892.
Koeppel, E.
Quellenstudien zu den Dramen George Chapman's, Philip
Massinger's und John Ford's. Quellen und Forschungen, vol. LXXXII.
Strassburg, 1897.
Lamb's Specimens.
Langbaine. Vol. 1, p. 57.
Parrott, T. M. Notes on the text of Chapman's Plays. Anglia, vol. xxx,
parts 3 and 4. 1907.
Stoll, E. E. On the Dates of some of Chapman's plays. Mod. Lang. Notes,
vol. xx. 1905.
Wood, A. à. Athenae Oxonienses. Vol. 11, pp. 575-681. Ed. Bliss, P. 1815.
O
II. John MARSTON.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The History of Antonio and Mellida. The first part. As it hath beene
sundry times acted, by the children of Paules. Written by J. M. 1602.
Antonios Revenge. The second part. As it hath beene sundry times acted,
by the children of Paules. Written by J. M. 1602.
The Dutch Courtezan. As it was playd in the Blacke-Friars, by the Children
of her Majesties Revels. Written by John Marston. 1605.
Parasitaster, Or The Fawne, As It Hath Bene Divers times presented at the
blacke Friars, by the Children of the Queenes Majesties Revels. Written
by John Marston. 1606. [Another ed. of the same year adds: And
now corrected of many faults, which by reason of the Author's absence
were let slip in the first edition. ]
The Wonder of Women Or The Tragedie of Sophonisba, as it hath beene
sundry times Acted at the Blacke Friers. Written by John Marston.
London. 1606.
What You Will. By John Marston. Imprinted at London by G. Eld, for
Thomas Thorppe. 1607.
The Insatiate Countesse. A Tragedie: Acted at White-Fryers. Written By
John Marston. London: Printed by T. $. for Thomas Archer. 1613.
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(With Webster. ) The Malcontent. By John Marston. 1604.
Augmented by Marston. With the Additions played by the
Kings Majesties servants. Written by Jhon Webster. 1604.
(With Jonson and Chapman. ) Eastward Hoe. As It was played in the
Black-friers. By The Children of her Majesties Revels. Made by
Geo: Chapman. Ben Jonson, Joh: Marston, 1605.
:
(ü) Masques, etc.
The hoble Lorde & Lady of Huntingdons Entertainement of theire right
Noble Mother Alice: Countesse Dowager of Darby the first night of her
honors arrivall att the house of Ashby. [n. d. ]
City Pageant, on the occasion of the visit paid by the King of Denmark to
James I in 1606.
The Mountebank's Masque. Performed at Court on the 16th February
1617/8.
(iii) Other Works.
The Metamorphosis of Pigmalions Image. And Certaine Satyres. 1598.
The Scourge of Villanie. Three bookes of Satyres. 1598. Another ed. , with
additions. 1599.
Verses by Marston are contained in the Appendix to Sir Robert Chester's
Love's Martyr, 1601, under the title A Narration and Description of a most
exact wondrous Creature, arising out of the Phenix and Turtle Dove's ashes.
B. Modern Editions.
The Works of John Marston. With introduction and notes. Ed. Bullen,
A. H. 3 vols. (English Dramatists. ) 1887.
Ed. Halliwell[-Phillipps), J. O. With notes, and some Account of his
Life and Writings. 3 vols. 1856.
The Poems of John Marston. (1598-1601. ) Ed. Grosart, A. B. Blackburn,
1879.
C. Critical Estimates.
Deighton, K. Marston's Works. Conjectural Readings. 1893.
Fleay's English Drama. Vol. 1, pp. 50—66.
Hazlitt, W. Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth.
1818. Ed. Waller, A. R. and Glover, A. 1902.
Koeppel, E. Quellenstudien zu den Dramen Ben Jonson's, John Marston's,
etc. Münchener Beiträge, vol. xi. Erlangen and Leipzig, 1895.
Langbaine.
Painter, W. Palace of Pleasure. Ed. Jacobs, J. Vol. 1, pp. 80-83, 87-89.
1890.
Penniman, J. H. The War of the Theatres. Boston, 1897.
Small, R. A. The Stage-Quarrel between Ben Jonson and the so-called
Poetasters. Forschungen zur Englischen Sprache und Literatur. Vol. I.
Breslau, 1899.
See also, on this subject, the articles by Hart, H. C. , in Notes and
Queries, Ser, ix, volg. Xi and xii, and Ser. x, vol. 1, 1903-4.
Winckler, C. John Marston's litterarische Anfänge. Diss. Breslau, 1903.
Marston's Erstlingswerke u. ihre Beziehungen zu Shakespeare. Engl.
Stud. vol. XXXIII. 1904.
Wood, A. à. Athenae Oxonienses. Ed. Bliss, P. Vol. 1, pp. 762-5. 1820.
Wurzbach, W. von. John Marston.
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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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. S. The Sources of Chapman's The Conspiracy of Byron and The
Revenge of Bussy d'Ambois. The Athenæum, 10 January 1903.
Bodenstedt, T. Chapman in seinem Verhältniss zu Shakespeare. Shakesp.
Jahrb. vol. 1. 1865.
Coleridge, S. T. Literary Remains. Vol. 1, pp. 259-263. 1836.
Elste, E. Der Blank-Vers in den Dramen George Chapmans. Halle, 1892.
Koeppel, E.
Quellenstudien zu den Dramen George Chapman's, Philip
Massinger's und John Ford's. Quellen und Forschungen, vol. LXXXII.
Strassburg, 1897.
Lamb's Specimens.
Langbaine. Vol. 1, p. 57.
Parrott, T. M. Notes on the text of Chapman's Plays. Anglia, vol. xxx,
parts 3 and 4. 1907.
Stoll, E. E. On the Dates of some of Chapman's plays. Mod. Lang. Notes,
vol. xx. 1905.
Wood, A. à. Athenae Oxonienses. Vol. 11, pp. 575-681. Ed. Bliss, P. 1815.
O
II. John MARSTON.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The History of Antonio and Mellida. The first part. As it hath beene
sundry times acted, by the children of Paules. Written by J. M. 1602.
Antonios Revenge. The second part. As it hath beene sundry times acted,
by the children of Paules. Written by J. M. 1602.
The Dutch Courtezan. As it was playd in the Blacke-Friars, by the Children
of her Majesties Revels. Written by John Marston. 1605.
Parasitaster, Or The Fawne, As It Hath Bene Divers times presented at the
blacke Friars, by the Children of the Queenes Majesties Revels. Written
by John Marston. 1606. [Another ed. of the same year adds: And
now corrected of many faults, which by reason of the Author's absence
were let slip in the first edition. ]
The Wonder of Women Or The Tragedie of Sophonisba, as it hath beene
sundry times Acted at the Blacke Friers. Written by John Marston.
London. 1606.
What You Will. By John Marston. Imprinted at London by G. Eld, for
Thomas Thorppe. 1607.
The Insatiate Countesse. A Tragedie: Acted at White-Fryers. Written By
John Marston. London: Printed by T. $. for Thomas Archer. 1613.
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423
(With Webster. ) The Malcontent. By John Marston. 1604.
Augmented by Marston. With the Additions played by the
Kings Majesties servants. Written by Jhon Webster. 1604.
(With Jonson and Chapman. ) Eastward Hoe. As It was played in the
Black-friers. By The Children of her Majesties Revels. Made by
Geo: Chapman. Ben Jonson, Joh: Marston, 1605.
:
(ü) Masques, etc.
The hoble Lorde & Lady of Huntingdons Entertainement of theire right
Noble Mother Alice: Countesse Dowager of Darby the first night of her
honors arrivall att the house of Ashby. [n. d. ]
City Pageant, on the occasion of the visit paid by the King of Denmark to
James I in 1606.
The Mountebank's Masque. Performed at Court on the 16th February
1617/8.
(iii) Other Works.
The Metamorphosis of Pigmalions Image. And Certaine Satyres. 1598.
The Scourge of Villanie. Three bookes of Satyres. 1598. Another ed. , with
additions. 1599.
Verses by Marston are contained in the Appendix to Sir Robert Chester's
Love's Martyr, 1601, under the title A Narration and Description of a most
exact wondrous Creature, arising out of the Phenix and Turtle Dove's ashes.
B. Modern Editions.
The Works of John Marston. With introduction and notes. Ed. Bullen,
A. H. 3 vols. (English Dramatists. ) 1887.
Ed. Halliwell[-Phillipps), J. O. With notes, and some Account of his
Life and Writings. 3 vols. 1856.
The Poems of John Marston. (1598-1601. ) Ed. Grosart, A. B. Blackburn,
1879.
C. Critical Estimates.
Deighton, K. Marston's Works. Conjectural Readings. 1893.
Fleay's English Drama. Vol. 1, pp. 50—66.
Hazlitt, W. Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth.
1818. Ed. Waller, A. R. and Glover, A. 1902.
Koeppel, E. Quellenstudien zu den Dramen Ben Jonson's, John Marston's,
etc. Münchener Beiträge, vol. xi. Erlangen and Leipzig, 1895.
Langbaine.
Painter, W. Palace of Pleasure. Ed. Jacobs, J. Vol. 1, pp. 80-83, 87-89.
1890.
Penniman, J. H. The War of the Theatres. Boston, 1897.
Small, R. A. The Stage-Quarrel between Ben Jonson and the so-called
Poetasters. Forschungen zur Englischen Sprache und Literatur. Vol. I.
Breslau, 1899.
See also, on this subject, the articles by Hart, H. C. , in Notes and
Queries, Ser, ix, volg. Xi and xii, and Ser. x, vol. 1, 1903-4.
Winckler, C. John Marston's litterarische Anfänge. Diss. Breslau, 1903.
Marston's Erstlingswerke u. ihre Beziehungen zu Shakespeare. Engl.
Stud. vol. XXXIII. 1904.
Wood, A. à. Athenae Oxonienses. Ed. Bliss, P. Vol. 1, pp. 762-5. 1820.
Wurzbach, W. von. John Marston.
