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English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: English drama--16th century

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Theatrical billposting, 1923

 File — Box 01: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124692], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS020:01.18
Scope and Contents

The material includes an essay discussing billposting and the advertisement of plays during the Elizabethan era. There is also a short history of bill posting in general.

Dates: 1923

Themes and theories on Shakespeare's comedies, 1888-1938

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS020:01.26
Scope and Contents

The materials include three different articles discussing the various themes in Shakespeare's comedies versus those of his tragedies and talking about the effect it had on the audiences during that time. Another essay also talks about how long the events in the play took.

Dates: 1888-1938

Thomas Kyd and the Spanish Tragedy, 1925-1931

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS020:01.83
Scope and Contents

The materials include two articles regarding different aspects of Thomas Kyd's play "The Spanish Tragedy." One dives deep into the sources and parallels of a theme and trope of killing a murderer. The other one compares the original copy of the show that performed specific scenes and the updated copy that didn't.

Dates: 1925-1931

Unfamiliar Versions of some Elizabethan poems, 1930

 File — Box 06: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008229228], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS020:02.32
Scope and Contents

The document discusses a book of poems discovered in Dr. Rosenbach's New York library that contains various unfamiliar Elizabethan poems signed anonymously.

Dates: 1930

Various articles about Christopher Marlowe, 1922-1943

 File — Box 05: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008124734], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS020:02.01
Scope and Contents

The various articles concern the playwright Christopher Marlowe. The articles discuss different aspects of his life and work, including his cause of death, his indebtedness to private sources, his possible job as a government agent, and many others.

Dates: 1922-1943

Various articles on Ben Johnson, 1906-1940

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS020:01.81
Scope and Contents

The materials include various articles discussing the playwright Ben Johnson including his style of writing and English, his play Volpone and the reason he chose Venice as the location, the chronology of his plays, and many other details.

Dates: 1906-1940

Various articles on Macbeth, 1933-1946

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 22
Identifier: MSS020:01.95
Scope and Contents

The various articles discuss aspects of Shakespeares' play Macbeth, including analyzing the themes throughout the play and the historical metaphysics behind it, the characters, and the impact they had on the story, as well as other details found within the show.

Dates: 1933-1946

Various documents on King Lear, 1933-1947

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS020:01.86
Scope and Contents

The various documents discuss aspects of Shakespeare's play "King Lear." Including the different themes found within the text, as well as in the characters. The articles also note the play's influence on other authors and poets.

Dates: 1933-1947

Various documents regarding Henry V and Henry IV, 1927-1938

 File — Box 03: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124718], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS020:01.69
Scope and Contents

The materials include various documents that analyze and discuss scenes and characters from Shakespeare's Henry V and Henry IV plays as well as influences they had on other plays or other plays had on them.

Dates: 1927-1938

Various documents regarding the play Hamlet, 1850-1946

 File — Box 03: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124718], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS020:01.65
Scope and Contents

The materials include several documents analyzing various characters and scenes from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Dates: 1850-1946