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The works of Mr. Nathaniel Lee : in one volume, containing these following tragedies; 1. Sophonisba: or, Hanibal's overthrow. 2. Nero. 3. Gloriana, or, the Court of Augustus Cæsar. 4. Alexander the Great. 5. Mythridates, King of Pontus. 6. Theodotius [sic]; or, The force of love. 7. Cæsar Borgia. 8. Lucius Junius Brutus. 9. Constantine. 10. Oedipus, King of Thebes. 11. The Duke of Guise. 12. The Massacre of Paris. 13. The Princess of Cleve

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Title: The works of Mr. Nathaniel Lee : in one volume, containing these following tragedies; 1. Sophonisba: or, Hanibal's overthrow. 2. Nero. 3. Gloriana, or, the Court of Augustus Cæsar. 4. Alexander the Great. 5. Mythridates, King of Pontus. 6. Theodotius [sic]; or, The force of love. 7. Cæsar Borgia. 8. Lucius Junius Brutus. 9. Constantine. 10. Oedipus, King of Thebes. 11. The Duke of Guise. 12. The Massacre of Paris. 13. The Princess of Cleve

Other titles: Sophonisba

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Classmark: BC Lt/LEE

Creator(s): Lee, Nathaniel (1653?-1692)

Publisher: printed for R. Bently, in Russel-street in Convent-Garden, near the Piazzas

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1694

Language: English

Size and medium: 13 pts

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/276754

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000409049705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

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Sophonisba.


Indexed in: Wing (2nd ed.) L845A.

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Sophonisba (1693), contains (on H4 recto) Dryden's Prologue to the University of Oxford Gloriana ... , (1676) is a First edition Mithridates ... (1693): Page 2 is wrongly numbered Theodosius (1692): Prologue and epilogue at end, with dedication to the Dutchess of Richmond . Lucius Junius Brutus (1681) is a First edition, partly based on Mlle. Scudéri's Clélie . Constantine the Great (1684) is a First edition, as is The massacre of Paris (1690), which is wanting H4 - on which is printed A catalogue of some plays printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes . The Princes of Cleve (1689) is based on Mme. de la Fayette's Princesse de Clèves and is one of two issues of this year, the other being printed for A. Roper

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