The tragedie of Tancred and Gismund [electronic resource] : Compiled by the gentlemen of the Inner Temple, and by them presented before her Maiestie. Newly reuiued and polished according to the decorum of these daies. By R.W.
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| Other title: | Decamerone. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed by Thomas Scarlet, and are to be solde by R. Robinson,
1591.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Item Description: | Dedication signed: Robert Wilmot. A verse adaptation of "Tancredi and Ghismunda" from: Boccaccio, Giovanni. Decamerone. In the original play act 1 was written by Rodger Stafford, act 2 by Henry Noel, act 3 by "G. Al." (possibly William Allen), act 4 by Sir Christopher Hatton, and act 5 by Wilmot. Wilmot revised the play, and probably re-cast it from the original decasyllabic rhyming quatrains into blank verse. Signatures: *4 A-H⁴ A variant (STC 25764a) has imprint dated 1592. Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([72] pages) |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
| Citation/References Note: | STC (2nd ed.) Greg, I, 104(A*) |