Fletcher, John 1579-1625

Overview

Works:	1,956 works in 7,934 publications in 6 languages and 110,394 library holdings
Genres:	Drama History Criticism, interpretation, etc Spurious and doubtful works Political plays Historical drama Tragedies (Drama) Chronologies Autographs Manuscripts
Roles:	Author, Lyricist, Bibliographic antecedent, Librettist, Editor, Honoree, Other, Author of introduction, Attributed name, Creator
Classifications:	PR2817.A2, 822.3

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Most widely held works about John Fletcher

The politics of unease in the plays of John Fletcher by Gordon McMullan( )
Court and country politics in the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher by Philip J Finkelpearl( )
The influence of Beaumont and Fletcher on Restoration drama by John Harold Wilson( Book )
Studies in Beaumont, Fletcher, and Massinger by Baldwin Maxwell( Book )
Fletcher, Beaumont & company, entertainers to the Jacobean gentry by Lawrence B Wallis( Book )

Poets on Fortune's Hill; studies in Sidney, Shakespeare, Beaumont & Fletcher by John F Danby( Book )
Beaumont and Fletcher on the Restoration stage by Arthur Colby Sprague( Book )
The influence of Beaumont and Fletcher on Shakspere by Ashley Horace Thorndike( Book )
The John Fletcher plays by Clifford Leech( Book )
Jacobean dramatic perspectives by Arthur C Kirsch( Book )
John Fletcher by Charles L Squier( Book )
The pattern of tragicomedy in Beaumont and Fletcher by Eugene M Waith( Book )
Beaumont and Fletcher; a critical study by William W Appleton( Book )
The plays of Beaumont and Fletcher : an attempt to determine their respective shares and the shares of others by E. H. C Oliphant( Book )
Beaumont and Fletcher by Ian Fletcher( Book )
Beaumont, the dramatist; a portrait, with some account of his circle, Elizabethan and Jacobean, and of his association with John Fletcher by Charles Mills Gayley( Book )
John Fletcher's chastity plays; mirrors of modesty by Nancy Cotton( Book )
Fletcherian dramatic achievement : a study in the mature plays of John Fletcher (1579-1625) by Pavel Drábek( )
Shakespeare, Fletcher, and the two noble kinsmen( Book )
Elizabethan and Jacobean poets; studies in Sidney, Shakespeare, Beaumont & Fletcher by John F Danby( Book )

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Most widely held works by John Fletcher

The two noble kinsmen by John Fletcher( Book )

266 editions published between 1634 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 4,819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Since the late twentieth century, when scholarly attention began to focus on sexuality, collaboration and Shakespeare's late plays, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Turner and Tatspaugh's edition presents a strong case for taking the play more seriously now than ever before. A lively introduction discusses Shakespeare's craftsmanship in adapting a medieval tale for the Jacobean stage, the extent of co-authorship with John Fletcher, the rhetorical complexity of Shakespeare's late style, the themes of sexuality and friendship, and contemporary critical responses to the play. In addition to presenting a detailed history of performance, the edition calls attention to productions that have demonstrated the play's theatrical vitality and solved - or failed to solve - difficulties inherent in the text. Bringing the textual history completely up to date, the edition reflects renewed interest in The Two Noble Kinsmen, confirming it as a play for today."

The maid's tragedy by Francis Beaumont( Book )

80 editions published between 1622 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Philaster, or, Love lies a bleeding : a tragi-comedy, as it is now acted at His Majesty's Theatre Royal by Francis Beaumont( )

14 editions published between 1622 and 1995 in English and held by 1,857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Philaster; or, Love lies a-bleeding by Francis Beaumont( Book )

103 editions published between 1620 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Philaster is a tragicomedy by Beaumont and Fletcher which has much in common with Shakespeare's late plays such as The Winter's Tale. Set in a fictionalised Sicily, it has the complex plot of love, disguise and the threat of death much loved by early modern theatre-goers. This edition provides an authoritative, modernised text by a leading scholar with detailed on-page commentary notes giving readers a deeper understanding of the play. The comprehensive, illustrated introduction discusses Philaster from a performance perspective as well as its relation to Shakespearean drama, and places it in its historical and critical contexts."--Publisher description

The knight of the burning pestle by Francis Beaumont( Book )

99 editions published between 1613 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Farce set in 17th century England. Spectators at a play insist that their companion have a role in an Elizabethan production

A king and no king by Francis Beaumont( Book )

70 editions published between 1618 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A popular and influential play from its first performance in 1611 until the early eighteenth century, A King and No King helped establish Beaumont and Fletcher as leading playwrights of the day, and tragicomedy as the seventeenth century's favoured dramatic genre." "Accompanying this newly edited text, an introduction explores the play's sources, both literary and dramatic, and offers a thorough reconsideration of it social and political context. Lee Bliss finds the entertaining, wish-fulfilment tragicomic form not incompatible with a serious critical engagement with contemporary issues of royal absolutism, good governance, and the political role of the aristocracy. In addition, this edition provides the fullest available account of A King and No King's stage history, tracing the shifts in cultural mores that eroded its popularity and ultimately consigned it to the study rather than the stage."--Jacket

The scornefull lady. : a comedy. : As it was acted (with great applause) by the late Kings Majesties servants at the Blacke-Fryers. by Francis Beaumont( )

49 editions published between 1625 and 1677 in English and held by 1,328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Samuel Beckett now; critical approaches to his novels, poetry, and plays by Melvin J Friedman( Book )

1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 1,186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life of King Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare( Book )

50 editions published between 1999 and 2017 in English and held by 1,177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is the first fully-annotated modern-spelling edition of King Henry VIII to appear for over a decade, and it includes up-to-date scholarship on all aspects of the play

The dramatic works in the Beaumont and Fletcher canon by Francis Beaumont( Book )

36 editions published between 1906 and 2008 in English and held by 1,018 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elizabethan and Stuart plays by Charles Read Baskervill( Book )

2 editions published between 1934 and 1962 in English and held by 778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cardenio, or, The second maiden's tragedy by William Shakespeare( Book )

11 editions published in 1994 in English and German and held by 774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Long sought by scholars as the Holy Grail of world literature, and masquerading under the censor's makeshift title, "The second maiden's tragedy," this lost play was discovered by Charles Hamilton, a forensic document examiner and literary historian

Elizabethan drama by Christopher Marlowe( Book )

5 editions published between 1910 and 1919 in English and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although a two-volume work on Elizabethan-era drama, only the first volume is included in this Anthology as it directly relates to Shakespeare and Marlowe. Marlowe's "Edward the Second" is the first piece, followed by four of Shakespeare's greatest works to provide a basis for comparison

Six Elizabethan plays (1585-1635) by R. C Bald( Book )

3 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beggars bush by John Fletcher( Book )

38 editions published between 1661 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Philaster by Francis Beaumont( Book )

42 editions published between 1620 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 701 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At head of title: Beaumont and Fletcher

Select plays by Francis Beaumont( Book )

30 editions published between 1910 and 1970 in English and held by 686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bonduca by John Fletcher( Book )

66 editions published between 1647 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rule a wife and have a wife. A comedy by Francis Beaumont( )

82 editions published between 1728 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 666 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tragedy of Thierry, King of France, and his brother Theodoret : as it was diverse times acted at the Blacke-Friers, by the Kings Majesties servants by John Fletcher( )

27 editions published between 1621 and 1983 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Anonymous. By John Fletcher, assisted by Philip Massinger and others. Partly in verse. Signatures: [A]2 B-K4. The first leaf is blank. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. (marc) 99838160. (stc) STC (2nd ed.) 11074. (stc) Greg, II, 368(a). (vid) 2523. (DLPS) A00968.0001.001. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00968.0001.001. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html. This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions. Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640

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