Beaumont, Francis 1584-1616
Overview
Works: | 2,479 works in 8,493 publications in 6 languages and 90,348 library holdings |
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Genres: | Drama Comedy plays History Political plays Criticism, interpretation, etc Academic theses Picaresque drama Tragedies (Drama) Fiction |
Roles: | Author, Other, Librettist, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree, Attributed name, Lyricist, wpr, Contributor |
Classifications: | PR1263, 822.3 |
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Most widely held works about
Francis Beaumont
- 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 )
- Beaumont and Fletcher on the Restoration stage by Arthur Colby Sprague( Book )
- Poets on Fortune's Hill; studies in Sidney, Shakespeare, Beaumont & Fletcher by John F Danby( Book )
- The influence of Beaumont and Fletcher on Shakspere by Ashley Horace Thorndike( Book )
- Jacobean dramatic perspectives by Arthur C Kirsch( 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 )
- Francis Beaumont by Lee Bliss( 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, 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 )
- Beaumont and Fletcher by Ian Fletcher( Book )
- A history of English dramatic literature to the death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward( Book )
- Fletcher, Beaumont & company; entertainers to the Jacobean gentry by Lawrence B Wallis( Book )
- The debt to Shakespeare in the Beaumont-and-Fletcher plays by Daniel Morley McKeithan( Book )
- Elizabethan and Jacobean poets; studies in Sidney, Shakespeare, Beaumont & Fletcher by John F Danby( Book )
- Fletcher, Beaumont & company, entertainers to the Jacobean gentry by Lawrence Bergmann Wallis( Book )
- Beggars bush by John Fletcher( Book )
- Elizabethan bibliographies by Samuel A Tannenbaum( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Francis Beaumont
The knight of the burning pestle by
Francis Beaumont(
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270 editions published between 1613 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 3,739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play in five acts by Francis Beaumont, first performed at Blackfriars Theatre in 1607 and published in a quarto in 1613. It is the earliest whole parody (or pastiche) play in English. The play is a satire on chivalric romances in general, similar to Don Quixote, and a parody of Thomas Heywood's The Four Prentices of London and Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday
270 editions published between 1613 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 3,739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play in five acts by Francis Beaumont, first performed at Blackfriars Theatre in 1607 and published in a quarto in 1613. It is the earliest whole parody (or pastiche) play in English. The play is a satire on chivalric romances in general, similar to Don Quixote, and a parody of Thomas Heywood's The Four Prentices of London and Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday
Philaster or love lies a bleeding by
Francis Beaumont(
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25 editions published between 1622 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
25 editions published between 1622 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Philaster : or, Love lies a-bleeding by
Francis Beaumont(
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101 editions published between 1634 and 2013 in English and Italian and held by 1,761 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
101 editions published between 1634 and 2013 in English and Italian and held by 1,761 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 maid's tragedy by
Francis Beaumont(
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97 editions published between 1622 and 2017 in English and held by 1,723 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This edition of Beaumont and Fletcher's best tragedy includes a stage history of the play, as well as new information about sources and their relation to the play. Stage action is examined and stage directions improved
97 editions published between 1622 and 2017 in English and held by 1,723 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This edition of Beaumont and Fletcher's best tragedy includes a stage history of the play, as well as new information about sources and their relation to the play. Stage action is examined and stage directions improved
A king and no king by
Francis Beaumont(
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95 editions published between 1619 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,620 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
95 editions published between 1619 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,620 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
Philaster by
Francis Beaumont(
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40 editions published between 1620 and 1975 in English and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At head of title: Beaumont and Fletcher
40 editions published between 1620 and 1975 in English and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At head of title: Beaumont and Fletcher
The dramatic works in the Beaumont and Fletcher canon by
Francis Beaumont(
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4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 889 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each volume contains five or six plays with a textual introduction and critical apparatus--from volume 1
4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 889 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each volume contains five or six plays with a textual introduction and critical apparatus--from volume 1
Elizabethan drama by
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE(
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4 editions published between 1910 and 1919 in English and held by 761 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
4 editions published between 1910 and 1919 in English and held by 761 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
Elizabethan and Stuart plays by
Charles Read Baskervill(
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2 editions published between 1934 and 1962 in English and held by 759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1934 and 1962 in English and held by 759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher by
Francis Beaumont(
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16 editions published between 1750 and 1969 in English and held by 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1750 and 1969 in English and held by 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The maides tragedy. : As it hath beene diuers times acted at the Blacke-friers by the Kings Maiesties Seruants by
Francis Beaumont(
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60 editions published between 1619 and 1641 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
60 editions published between 1619 and 1641 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Select plays by
Francis Beaumont(
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26 editions published between 1900 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1900 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The best Elizabethan plays by
William Roscoe Thayer(
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12 editions published between 1890 and 1901 in English and held by 625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume contains some of the finest plays of the Elizabethan era, including Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Reading Marlowe's work alongside that of his most prominent contemporaries offers a worthwhile opportunity to compare and contrast. The Elizabethan era was a thrilling, fertile period of creative production when plays were one of the most common forms of entertainment. Unfortunately, most of the these plays have been lost, but this volume contains some of the finest examples to have survived. Read Marlowe, then hold his work up to that of other dramatists like Ben Johnson, John Webster and William Shakespeare
12 editions published between 1890 and 1901 in English and held by 625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume contains some of the finest plays of the Elizabethan era, including Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Reading Marlowe's work alongside that of his most prominent contemporaries offers a worthwhile opportunity to compare and contrast. The Elizabethan era was a thrilling, fertile period of creative production when plays were one of the most common forms of entertainment. Unfortunately, most of the these plays have been lost, but this volume contains some of the finest examples to have survived. Read Marlowe, then hold his work up to that of other dramatists like Ben Johnson, John Webster and William Shakespeare
Poems, &c. on several occasions : with Valentinian, a tragedy by
John Wilmot Rochester(
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19 editions published between 1691 and 1984 in English and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1691 and 1984 in English and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A king and no king : acted at the Black-Fryers, by His Majesties servants ... by
Francis Beaumont(
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16 editions published between 1655 and 1978 in English and held by 544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1655 and 1978 in English and held by 544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifty comedies and tragedies. by
Francis Beaumont(
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32 editions published between 1679 and 1963 in English and held by 539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1679 and 1963 in English and held by 539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rule a wife and have a wife. A comedy by
Francis Beaumont(
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71 editions published between 1720 and 1966 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
71 editions published between 1720 and 1966 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The maids tragedy : as it hath been divers times acted at the Black-Friers, by the Kings Majesties servants by
Francis Beaumont(
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23 editions published between 1650 and 1983 in English and held by 526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
23 editions published between 1650 and 1983 in English and held by 526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Philaster : a tragedy. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. With alterations. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane by
Francis Beaumont(
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34 editions published between 1763 and 2018 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1763 and 2018 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rule a wife, and have a wife : a comedy. As perform'd at the theatres. By Beaumont and Fletcher by
Francis Beaumont(
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38 editions published between 1763 and 1772 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
38 editions published between 1763 and 1772 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Fletcher, John 1579-1625 Other Librettist Lyricist Author of introduction Collaborator Bibliographic antecedent Attributed name Honoree Author Contributor
- Massinger, Philip 1583-1640 Other Bibliographic antecedent Author Contributor Creator
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637 Other Author
- Webster, John 1580?-1625 Author
- Marlowe, Christopher 1564-1593
- Buckingham, George Villiers Duke of 1628-1687 Author Adapter
- Bowers, Fredson Other Author Editor
- Dekker, Thomas approximately 1572-1632 Other Author
- Middleton, Thomas -1627
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Authorship--Collaboration Beaumont, Francis, Boyle, Roger,--Earl of Orrery, Chapman, George, Chettle, Henry, Contemporaries Country life in literature Courts and courtiers in literature Day, John, Dekker, Thomas, Dramatists, English Drayton, Michael, Dryden, John, England English drama English drama (Comedy) English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan English drama--Restoration English literature--Early modern English poetry--Early modern Field, Nathan, Fletcher, John, Ford, John, Great Britain Greene, Robert, Guarini, Battista, Heywood, Thomas, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Jonson, Ben, Kings and rulers Kyd, Thomas, Lyly, John, Marlowe, Christopher, Marston, John, Massinger, Philip, Middleton, Thomas, Munday, Anthony, Peele, George, Political plays, English Rowley, Samuel, Shakespeare, William, Shirley, James, Sidney, Philip, Theater Tourneur, Cyril, Tragedy Tragicomedy Webster, John, Wilson, Robert,
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Baymont, Francis
Baymont, Francis 1584-1616
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