(See
bibliography
to chap.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v06
New York, 1909.
Stoll, E. E. John Webster, The Periods of his work. Vol. I. Boston
(Mass. ), 1905. [This work and Dyce's edition form the groundwork of
any serious study of Webster. ]
Sturge, L. J. Webster and the Law: a Parallel. Shakesp. Jahrb. vol. XLII.
1906.
8
For The White Devil (Vittoria Corombona):
Gnoli, D. Vittoria Accoramboni. Florence, 1870. [This is a complete ac-
count of the life and murder of Vittoria, based upon an exhaustive study
of the chronicles. ]
Greg, W. W. Webster's White Devil. An Essay in Formal Criticism,
Modern Language Quarterly, vol. 11, pp. 112-125. December 1900.
Mutinelli, F. Storia arcana e anedotica d'Italia, raccontata dai veneti Am-
basciatori. 2 vols. Venice, 1856. (Vol. 1, pp. 140-7, 260-4. )
Rich, Barnabe. New Description of Ireland. 1610.
Rosset, François de. Histoires tragiques de nostre temps. [The second edition
(British Museum) is dated 1615. But it is dedicated 'à feu M. le Cheva-
lier de Guise,' who died in 1614. And the first edition, of which no notice
seems discernible, must, in all probability, have been published during his
life; i. e. in, or before, 1614. ] For the story of Vittoria, under fancy names
(Cardinal Montalto, Sixtus V, is ‘Cardinal Altamont'), see Histoire xv,
pp. 402-442.
Stendhal (Beyle, Henri). Chroniques Italiennes. Paris, 1855. (pp.
145-181. )
Tempesti, C. Storia della Vita e Geste di Sisto Quinto. 2 vols. Rome, 1754.
(Vol. 1, pp. 77–89. ) New ed. 1866.
An account of Vittoria's history will be found in Symonds, J. A. , History of
the Renaissance in Italy, The Catholic Reaction, Part 1, pp. 381-399, 1886. See
also Vittoria Accoramboni, in the same author's Italian Byways, 1883.
6
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447
For The Duchess of Malfi:
A true Relation of the deserved Death of that base and insolent Tyrant,
the most unworthy Marshall of France; A manifestation of the Com-
bination and Tyrannie of Marshall d'Ancre; Letter of the French King
to the Parliament of Roan; A True Recital of those things that have
been done in the Court of France since the Death of Marshall D'Ancre.
1617.
Bandello, M. Novelle. 4 vols. Lucca and Lyons, 1554-73. (Part I, nov.
XXVI. ) 9 vols. London, 1791-3. (Vol. II, pp. 212-233. )
Boaistuau, F. de, and Belleforest, P. Histoires Tragiques. 7 vols. Paris,
1580-2.
Goulart, S. Histoires admirables et memorables de nostre temps. 2nd ed.
1606.
Painter, W. Palace of Pleasure. 1st ed. 2 vols. 1566. Re-ed. by Jacobs, J.
3 vols. 1890. (The story of the Duchess is part 11, novel 23, vol. III,
pp. 343. )
Sidney, Sir Philip. Arcadia. 4to, 1590; folio (amended and enlarged), 1594.
Crawford, C. Webster and Sidney. Notes and Queries (Sept. -Nov.
1904); re-issued separately, 1907.
Vega Carpio, Lope de. Comedias. 25 parts. Madrid-Zaragosa, 1604-1647.
(Vol. xi, 1618. El Mayordomo de la Duquesa de Amalfi. )
Kiesow, K. Die verschiedenen Bearbeitungen der Novelle von der Herzogin
Amalfi des Bandello in den Literaturen des XVI und xvII
Jahrhunderts. In Anglia, vol. XVII, pp. 199–258. 1895.
For The Devil's Law Case :
Life and Death of Louis Gaufredy . . . who committed most abhominable
Sorceries. 1612.
Michaelis, 8. The admirable History of the Passion and Conversion of a
Penitent Woman, Seduced by a Magician. London, 1613. (This appears
to have been the account read by Webster. ]
An account of these trials will also be found in Michelet, Histoire de
France, vol. x1, pp. 306-337.
For A Cure for a Cuckold:
&
Love's Graduate. A Comedy by John Webster. Ptd at the Private Press
of H. Daniel. Oxford, 1885. [This extract is supposed to be Webster's
share of the published play; the title is supplied by the editor. ]
For The Thracian Wonder:
Brereton, J. Le Gay. The relation of The Thracian Wonder to Greene's
Menaphon. Modern Language Review, vol. 11, no. 1. October 1896.
Hatcher. O. L. Sources and authorship of The Thracian Wonder. Modern
Language Notes, vol. XXII. Baltimore, 1908.
von
CHAPTER VIII
FORD AND SHIRLEY
Among general works, see Langbaine, Fleay, Ward, Schelling and
Thorndike, A. H. , Tragedy, Boston and New York, 1908.
## p. 448 (#466) ############################################
448
Bibliography
I. FORD.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Lovers Melancholy. Acted at the Private House in the Blacke-Friers,
and publikely at the Globe by the Kings Majesties servants. 1629.
The Broken Heart. A Tragedy. Acted By the Kings Majesties Servants at
the Private House in the Black-Friers. Fide Honor. 1633. D.
Loves Sacrifice. A tragedie Recevied generally well. Acted by the Queenes
Majesties Servants at the Phoenix in Drury-lane. 1633.
Tis Pitty Shees a Whore. Acted by the Queenes Majesties Servants, at The
Phoenix, in Drury-Lane. 1633.
The Chronicle Historie of Perkin Warbeck. A Strange Truth. Acted
(some-times) by the Queenes Majesties Servants at the Phoenix in Drurie
lane. Fide Honor. 1634.
The Fancies, Chast and Noble: Presented by the Queenes Majesties Servants,
At the Phoenix in Drury-lane. Fide Honor. 1638.
The Ladies Triall. Acted By both their Majesties Servants at the private
house in Drury Lane. Fide Honor. 1639.
(With Dekker and William Rowley. ) The Witch of Edmonton.
(See bibliography to chap. II, sec. III A (i), ante. )
(ii) Masque.
(With Dekker. ) The Sun's Darling.
(See bibliography to chap. II, sec. III A (i), ante. )
(ii) Other Works.
Fame's Memoriall, or The Earle of Devonshire Deceased: With his honourable
life, peacefull end, and solemne Funerall. 1606.
Honor Triumphant: or The Peeres Challenge, by Armes defensible, at Tilt,
Turney, and Barriers. In honor of all faire Ladies, and in defence of
these foure positions following. 1 Knights in Ladies service have no
free-will. 2 Beauty is the mainteiner of valour. 3 Faire Lady was never
false. 4 Perfect lovers are onely wise. Mainteined by Arguments. Also
The Monarches Meeting: or The King of Denmarkes welcome into
England. Tam Mercurio, quam Marti. 1606.
A Line of Life. Pointing out the Immortalitie of a Vertuous Name. 1620.
&
B. Modern Editions.
Works. Ed. Weber, H. 2 vols. 1811.
Works. With notes critical and explanatory by Gifford, W. 2 vols. 1827.
New ed. , with additions to text and notes by Dyce, A. 3 vols. 1869 and
1895.
Works (with Massinger's). Ed. Coleridge, H. 1840.
Dramatische Werke. Ed. Bang, W. Vol. 1. Louvain, 1908. (In progress. )
Jobn Ford. (Mermaid Series. ) Ed. Ellis, Havelock. (1888. ] (Contains:
The Lover's Melancholy, 'Tis Pity, The Broken Heart, Love's Sacrifice,
and Perkin Warbeck. ]
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449
The Broken Heart. Ed. Smeaton, 0. (Temple Dramatists. ) 1906.
Ed. Scollard, Clinton. New York, 1895.
Perkin Warbeck. Edd. Pickburn, J. P. and Brereton, J. Le Gay. 1896.
The Queene, or The Excellency of Her Sex. Rptd from the quarto of 1653,
and edited by Bang, W. , Materialien, vol. xii. [The introduction, on
purely internal grounds, attributes this play to Ford. ]
Cf. Sherman, S. P. , A New Play by Ford, Modern Language
Notes, vol. XXIII.
Honor Triumphant, and A Line of Life. Shakesp. Soc. Publ. 1843.
C. Biographical and Critical.
Bang, W. John Forde und Parthenios von Nikaia. Engl. Stud. vol.
XXXVI, pp. 392 ff. 1906.
Bullen, A. H. Art. Ford, John. Dict. of Nat. Biogr. vol. xix. 1889.
Gehler, Victor. Das Verhältnis von Fords Perkin Warbeck zu Bacons
Henry VII. Halle, 1895.
Hannemann, H. L. E. Metrische Untersuchungen zu John Ford. Halle,
1886.
Koeppel, E. Quellenstudien zu den Dramen George Chapman's, Philip
Massinger's und John Ford's. Quellen und Forschungen, vol. LXXXII.
Strassburg, 1897.
Sherman, S. P. Ford's Debt to his Predecessors and Contemporaries, and
his Contributions to the Decadence of the Drama. 1906. (This is a
manuscript dissertation in the archives of Harvard University library.
It is the most exhaustive study so far of Ford's sources, and it has
afforded valuable suggestions as well as new facts for the treatment of
Ford in the present volume. One chapter of it has been printed as an
Introduction to Bang's edition of Ford, now in progress; and another, on
Stella and The Broken Heart, has appeared in Publ. of the Mod. Lang.
Ass. Amer. , vol. xxiv, pp. 274-285, 1909. ]
Swinburne, A. C. John Ford. In Essays and Studies. 1888.
Ward, A. W. Art. Ford, John. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. ix.
Wolff, M. John Ford, ein Nachahmer Shakespeare's. Heidelberg, 1880.
II. SHIRLEY.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Wedding, as it was lately Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the Phenix
in Drury-Lane. Written by James Shirley, Gent. 1629.
The Gratefull Servant. A Comedie. As it was lately presented with good
applause in the private House in Drury-Lane, By her Majesties Servants.
Written by James Shirley Gent. 1630.
The Schoole of Complement. As it was acted by her Majesties Servants at
the Private house in Drury Lane. By J. S. 1631. Other editions in
1637 and in 1667 under the title Love Tricks: or, the School of Comple-
mente.
Changes: Or Love in a Maze. A Comedie, As it was presented at the Private
House in Salisbury Court, by the Company of His Majesties Revels.
Written by James Shirley, Gent. 1632.
The Wittie Faire One. A Comedie. As it was presented at the Private
House in Drury Lane. By her Majesties Servants. By James Shirley.
1633.
29
R. L. VI.
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450
Bibliography
The Bird in a Cage. A Comedie. As it hath beene Presented at the Phoenix
in Drury-Lane. The Author James Shirley, Servant to her Majesty. 1633.
The Traytor a Tragedie, Written by James Shirley. Acted By her Majesties
Servants. 1635.
Hide Park A Comedie, As it was presented by her Majesties Servants, at the
private house in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirley. 1637.
The Gamester. As it was presented by her Majesties Servants At the private
House in Drury-Lane. Written by James Sbirly. 1637.
The Young Admirall. As it was presented By her Majesties Servants, at the
private house in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirly. 1637.
The Example. As it was presented by her Majesties Servants At the private
House in Drury-Lane. Written by James Shirley. 1637.
The Lady of Pleasure. A Comedie, As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants,
at the private House in Drury Lane.
Stoll, E. E. John Webster, The Periods of his work. Vol. I. Boston
(Mass. ), 1905. [This work and Dyce's edition form the groundwork of
any serious study of Webster. ]
Sturge, L. J. Webster and the Law: a Parallel. Shakesp. Jahrb. vol. XLII.
1906.
8
For The White Devil (Vittoria Corombona):
Gnoli, D. Vittoria Accoramboni. Florence, 1870. [This is a complete ac-
count of the life and murder of Vittoria, based upon an exhaustive study
of the chronicles. ]
Greg, W. W. Webster's White Devil. An Essay in Formal Criticism,
Modern Language Quarterly, vol. 11, pp. 112-125. December 1900.
Mutinelli, F. Storia arcana e anedotica d'Italia, raccontata dai veneti Am-
basciatori. 2 vols. Venice, 1856. (Vol. 1, pp. 140-7, 260-4. )
Rich, Barnabe. New Description of Ireland. 1610.
Rosset, François de. Histoires tragiques de nostre temps. [The second edition
(British Museum) is dated 1615. But it is dedicated 'à feu M. le Cheva-
lier de Guise,' who died in 1614. And the first edition, of which no notice
seems discernible, must, in all probability, have been published during his
life; i. e. in, or before, 1614. ] For the story of Vittoria, under fancy names
(Cardinal Montalto, Sixtus V, is ‘Cardinal Altamont'), see Histoire xv,
pp. 402-442.
Stendhal (Beyle, Henri). Chroniques Italiennes. Paris, 1855. (pp.
145-181. )
Tempesti, C. Storia della Vita e Geste di Sisto Quinto. 2 vols. Rome, 1754.
(Vol. 1, pp. 77–89. ) New ed. 1866.
An account of Vittoria's history will be found in Symonds, J. A. , History of
the Renaissance in Italy, The Catholic Reaction, Part 1, pp. 381-399, 1886. See
also Vittoria Accoramboni, in the same author's Italian Byways, 1883.
6
e
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447
For The Duchess of Malfi:
A true Relation of the deserved Death of that base and insolent Tyrant,
the most unworthy Marshall of France; A manifestation of the Com-
bination and Tyrannie of Marshall d'Ancre; Letter of the French King
to the Parliament of Roan; A True Recital of those things that have
been done in the Court of France since the Death of Marshall D'Ancre.
1617.
Bandello, M. Novelle. 4 vols. Lucca and Lyons, 1554-73. (Part I, nov.
XXVI. ) 9 vols. London, 1791-3. (Vol. II, pp. 212-233. )
Boaistuau, F. de, and Belleforest, P. Histoires Tragiques. 7 vols. Paris,
1580-2.
Goulart, S. Histoires admirables et memorables de nostre temps. 2nd ed.
1606.
Painter, W. Palace of Pleasure. 1st ed. 2 vols. 1566. Re-ed. by Jacobs, J.
3 vols. 1890. (The story of the Duchess is part 11, novel 23, vol. III,
pp. 343. )
Sidney, Sir Philip. Arcadia. 4to, 1590; folio (amended and enlarged), 1594.
Crawford, C. Webster and Sidney. Notes and Queries (Sept. -Nov.
1904); re-issued separately, 1907.
Vega Carpio, Lope de. Comedias. 25 parts. Madrid-Zaragosa, 1604-1647.
(Vol. xi, 1618. El Mayordomo de la Duquesa de Amalfi. )
Kiesow, K. Die verschiedenen Bearbeitungen der Novelle von der Herzogin
Amalfi des Bandello in den Literaturen des XVI und xvII
Jahrhunderts. In Anglia, vol. XVII, pp. 199–258. 1895.
For The Devil's Law Case :
Life and Death of Louis Gaufredy . . . who committed most abhominable
Sorceries. 1612.
Michaelis, 8. The admirable History of the Passion and Conversion of a
Penitent Woman, Seduced by a Magician. London, 1613. (This appears
to have been the account read by Webster. ]
An account of these trials will also be found in Michelet, Histoire de
France, vol. x1, pp. 306-337.
For A Cure for a Cuckold:
&
Love's Graduate. A Comedy by John Webster. Ptd at the Private Press
of H. Daniel. Oxford, 1885. [This extract is supposed to be Webster's
share of the published play; the title is supplied by the editor. ]
For The Thracian Wonder:
Brereton, J. Le Gay. The relation of The Thracian Wonder to Greene's
Menaphon. Modern Language Review, vol. 11, no. 1. October 1896.
Hatcher. O. L. Sources and authorship of The Thracian Wonder. Modern
Language Notes, vol. XXII. Baltimore, 1908.
von
CHAPTER VIII
FORD AND SHIRLEY
Among general works, see Langbaine, Fleay, Ward, Schelling and
Thorndike, A. H. , Tragedy, Boston and New York, 1908.
## p. 448 (#466) ############################################
448
Bibliography
I. FORD.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Lovers Melancholy. Acted at the Private House in the Blacke-Friers,
and publikely at the Globe by the Kings Majesties servants. 1629.
The Broken Heart. A Tragedy. Acted By the Kings Majesties Servants at
the Private House in the Black-Friers. Fide Honor. 1633. D.
Loves Sacrifice. A tragedie Recevied generally well. Acted by the Queenes
Majesties Servants at the Phoenix in Drury-lane. 1633.
Tis Pitty Shees a Whore. Acted by the Queenes Majesties Servants, at The
Phoenix, in Drury-Lane. 1633.
The Chronicle Historie of Perkin Warbeck. A Strange Truth. Acted
(some-times) by the Queenes Majesties Servants at the Phoenix in Drurie
lane. Fide Honor. 1634.
The Fancies, Chast and Noble: Presented by the Queenes Majesties Servants,
At the Phoenix in Drury-lane. Fide Honor. 1638.
The Ladies Triall. Acted By both their Majesties Servants at the private
house in Drury Lane. Fide Honor. 1639.
(With Dekker and William Rowley. ) The Witch of Edmonton.
(See bibliography to chap. II, sec. III A (i), ante. )
(ii) Masque.
(With Dekker. ) The Sun's Darling.
(See bibliography to chap. II, sec. III A (i), ante. )
(ii) Other Works.
Fame's Memoriall, or The Earle of Devonshire Deceased: With his honourable
life, peacefull end, and solemne Funerall. 1606.
Honor Triumphant: or The Peeres Challenge, by Armes defensible, at Tilt,
Turney, and Barriers. In honor of all faire Ladies, and in defence of
these foure positions following. 1 Knights in Ladies service have no
free-will. 2 Beauty is the mainteiner of valour. 3 Faire Lady was never
false. 4 Perfect lovers are onely wise. Mainteined by Arguments. Also
The Monarches Meeting: or The King of Denmarkes welcome into
England. Tam Mercurio, quam Marti. 1606.
A Line of Life. Pointing out the Immortalitie of a Vertuous Name. 1620.
&
B. Modern Editions.
Works. Ed. Weber, H. 2 vols. 1811.
Works. With notes critical and explanatory by Gifford, W. 2 vols. 1827.
New ed. , with additions to text and notes by Dyce, A. 3 vols. 1869 and
1895.
Works (with Massinger's). Ed. Coleridge, H. 1840.
Dramatische Werke. Ed. Bang, W. Vol. 1. Louvain, 1908. (In progress. )
Jobn Ford. (Mermaid Series. ) Ed. Ellis, Havelock. (1888. ] (Contains:
The Lover's Melancholy, 'Tis Pity, The Broken Heart, Love's Sacrifice,
and Perkin Warbeck. ]
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449
The Broken Heart. Ed. Smeaton, 0. (Temple Dramatists. ) 1906.
Ed. Scollard, Clinton. New York, 1895.
Perkin Warbeck. Edd. Pickburn, J. P. and Brereton, J. Le Gay. 1896.
The Queene, or The Excellency of Her Sex. Rptd from the quarto of 1653,
and edited by Bang, W. , Materialien, vol. xii. [The introduction, on
purely internal grounds, attributes this play to Ford. ]
Cf. Sherman, S. P. , A New Play by Ford, Modern Language
Notes, vol. XXIII.
Honor Triumphant, and A Line of Life. Shakesp. Soc. Publ. 1843.
C. Biographical and Critical.
Bang, W. John Forde und Parthenios von Nikaia. Engl. Stud. vol.
XXXVI, pp. 392 ff. 1906.
Bullen, A. H. Art. Ford, John. Dict. of Nat. Biogr. vol. xix. 1889.
Gehler, Victor. Das Verhältnis von Fords Perkin Warbeck zu Bacons
Henry VII. Halle, 1895.
Hannemann, H. L. E. Metrische Untersuchungen zu John Ford. Halle,
1886.
Koeppel, E. Quellenstudien zu den Dramen George Chapman's, Philip
Massinger's und John Ford's. Quellen und Forschungen, vol. LXXXII.
Strassburg, 1897.
Sherman, S. P. Ford's Debt to his Predecessors and Contemporaries, and
his Contributions to the Decadence of the Drama. 1906. (This is a
manuscript dissertation in the archives of Harvard University library.
It is the most exhaustive study so far of Ford's sources, and it has
afforded valuable suggestions as well as new facts for the treatment of
Ford in the present volume. One chapter of it has been printed as an
Introduction to Bang's edition of Ford, now in progress; and another, on
Stella and The Broken Heart, has appeared in Publ. of the Mod. Lang.
Ass. Amer. , vol. xxiv, pp. 274-285, 1909. ]
Swinburne, A. C. John Ford. In Essays and Studies. 1888.
Ward, A. W. Art. Ford, John. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. ix.
Wolff, M. John Ford, ein Nachahmer Shakespeare's. Heidelberg, 1880.
II. SHIRLEY.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Wedding, as it was lately Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the Phenix
in Drury-Lane. Written by James Shirley, Gent. 1629.
The Gratefull Servant. A Comedie. As it was lately presented with good
applause in the private House in Drury-Lane, By her Majesties Servants.
Written by James Shirley Gent. 1630.
The Schoole of Complement. As it was acted by her Majesties Servants at
the Private house in Drury Lane. By J. S. 1631. Other editions in
1637 and in 1667 under the title Love Tricks: or, the School of Comple-
mente.
Changes: Or Love in a Maze. A Comedie, As it was presented at the Private
House in Salisbury Court, by the Company of His Majesties Revels.
Written by James Shirley, Gent. 1632.
The Wittie Faire One. A Comedie. As it was presented at the Private
House in Drury Lane. By her Majesties Servants. By James Shirley.
1633.
29
R. L. VI.
## p. 450 (#468) ############################################
450
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The Bird in a Cage. A Comedie. As it hath beene Presented at the Phoenix
in Drury-Lane. The Author James Shirley, Servant to her Majesty. 1633.
The Traytor a Tragedie, Written by James Shirley. Acted By her Majesties
Servants. 1635.
Hide Park A Comedie, As it was presented by her Majesties Servants, at the
private house in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirley. 1637.
The Gamester. As it was presented by her Majesties Servants At the private
House in Drury-Lane. Written by James Sbirly. 1637.
The Young Admirall. As it was presented By her Majesties Servants, at the
private house in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirly. 1637.
The Example. As it was presented by her Majesties Servants At the private
House in Drury-Lane. Written by James Shirley. 1637.
The Lady of Pleasure. A Comedie, As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants,
at the private House in Drury Lane.
