Momus triumphans: or, The plagiaries of the English stage : expos'd in a catalogue of all the comedies, tragi-comedies, masques, tragedies, opera's, pastorals, interludes, &c. both ancient and modern, that were ever yet printed in English. The names of their known and supposed authors. Their several volumes and editions: with an account of the various originals, as well English, French, and Italian, as Greek and Latine; from whence most of them have stole their plots. By Gerard Langbaine Esq
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Title: Momus triumphans: or, The plagiaries of the English stage : expos'd in a catalogue of all the comedies, tragi-comedies, masques, tragedies, opera's, pastorals, interludes, &c. both ancient and modern, that were ever yet printed in English. The names of their known and supposed authors. Their several volumes and editions: with an account of the various originals, as well English, French, and Italian, as Greek and Latine; from whence most of them have stole their plots. By Gerard Langbaine Esq
Other titles: New catalogue of English plays; Plagiaries of the English stage
Classmark: BC Lt/LAN
Creator(s): Langbaine, Gerard (1656-1692)
Publisher: printed for Nicholas Cox, and are to be sold by him in Oxford
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1688 [i.e. 1687]
Language: English
Size and medium: [16], 32, [8] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/276749
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000408769705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Title-page dated 1688, but issued in November 1687.
One of two unauthorized issues published November, 1687; reissued by Langbaine a month later under title: "New catalogue of English plays", London, 1688 [i.e. 1687].
The words "comedies... tragedies" are gathered by a right brace on the title page; the words "opera's ... &c." are gathered by a left brace.
Plagiaries of the English stage.
Includes index and errata.
Indexed in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) L377A.
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