Shakespeare imitations, parodies and forgeries : 1710-1820

Author(s)

• Kahan, Jeffrey
• Rowe, Nicholas
• Young, Edward
• Theobald, Mr. (Lewis)
• Dodsley, Robert
• Shirley, William, fl.
• Jones, Henry
• Home, John
• Hawkesworth, John
• Kenrick, W. (William)
• Francklin, Thomas
• Hull, Thomas
• Ireland, William Henry
• Baillie, Joanna
• Payne, John Howard

Bibliographic Information

Shakespeare imitations, parodies and forgeries : 1710-1820

edited by Jeffrey Kahan

（Subcultures and subversions 1750-1850）

Routledge, 2004

• : set
• v. 1
• v. 2
• v. 3

Contents of Works

• v. 1. The tragedy of Jane Shore : written in imitation of Shakespear's style (1714) / Nicholas Rowe
• The revenge (1721) / Edward Young
• The double falsehood (1728) / Lewis Theobald
• The miller of Mansfield (1737) / Robert Dodsley
• Edward the Black Prince : written in imitation of Shakespear's style (1750) / William Shirley
• v. 2. The Earl of Essex : written in imitation of Shakespear's style (1753) / Henry Jones
• Douglas : written in imitation of Shakespeare's style (1756) / John Home
• Edgar and Emmeline : a comedy in two acts (1761) / John Hawkesworth
• Falstaff's wedding, a comedy in the imitation of Shakespere (1766) / William Kenrick
• The Earl of Warwick (1766) / Dr Francklin
• Henry II, or the fall of Rosamond (1773) / Thomas Hull
• v. 3. Vortigern, a tragedy in five acts (1796) and Henry II, an historical drama (1796) / William-Henry Ireland
• De Monfort (1800) / Joanne Baillie
• Brutus : or the Fall of Tarquin (1818) / John Howard Payne

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: set ISBN 9780415288576

Description

Shakespeare Imitations is a collection of all-but-forgotten Shakespearean plays, composed between 1710 and 1820. These imitations, parodies and forgeries reveal the biases of eighteenth-century Shakespeare in London theatre. But these plays are far from derivative. Indeed, rather than simply rewriting Shakespeare situations, these playwrights often placed Shakespearean characters in Neoclassical frameworks. Although many of these plays are unfamiliar to many now, within their own day these works enjoyed much critical and commercial success. For example, Nicholas Rowe's The Tragedy of Jane Shore (1714) was the most popular new play of the eighteenth century, and the sixth most performed tragedy, following Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and King Lear. Even William Shirley's forgotten play, Edward the Black Prince (1750), 'was well received with great applause' and had a stage history spanning three decades. This collection includes the performance text to the 1796 Ireland play, Vortigern. The plays are all reset and, where possible, modernised from original manuscripts, with listed variants, and parallel passages traced to Shakespearean canonical texts. The set includes a new introduction by the editor, and raises important questions about the nature of artistic property and authenticity, a key area of Shakespearean research today.

Table of Contents

• Volume I Nicholas Rowe, The Tragedy of Jane Shore. Written in Imitation of Shakespear's Style (1714) Edward Young, The Revenge (1721) Lewis Theobald, The Double Falsehood (1728) Richard Dodsley, The Miller of Mansfield (1737) William Shirley, Edward the Black Prince. Written in Imitation of Shakespear's Style (1750) Volume II Henry Jones, The Earl of Essex. Written in Imitation of Shakespear's Style (1753) John Home, Douglas. Written in Imitation of Shakspeare's Style (1756) Dr. John Hawkesworth, Edgar and Emmeline. A Comedy in Two Acts (1761) William Kenrick, Falstaff's Wedding, a Comedy in the Imitation of Shakspere (1766) Dr. Franklin, The Earl of Warwick (1766) Thomas Hull, Henry II, or the Fall of Rosemund (1773) Volume III William-Henry Ireland, Vortigern, A Tragedy in Five Acts (1796) & Henry II, An Historical Drama (1796) Joanne Baille, De Monfort (1800) John Howard Payne, Brutus
• or The Fall of Tarquin (1818)

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780415288590

Description

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA67537080
• ISBN:
  • 0415288576
  • 0415288584
  • 0415288592
  • 0415332400
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 3 v.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 822.508
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • BLSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Allusions
  • LCSH : English drama -- 18th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA42868033