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Sophocles6
Campbell, Lewis (1830-1908)4
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Givditio sopra la tragedia di Canace & Macareo con molte utili considerationi circa l'arte tragica, et di altri poemi con la tragedia appresso

Cavalcanti, Bartolomeo (1503-1562); Speroni, Sperone (1500-1588)

1550

Imprint from colophon. Title within ornamental border incorporating printer's mark; large printer's mark on leaf 95 verso. "Canace, tragedia di messer Sperone Speroni" (leaves 55-95) has special t...

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Troilus and Cressida, or, Truth found too late : A tragedy as it is acted at the Dukes Theatre. To which is prefix'd, a preface containing the grounds of criticism in tragedy

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1679

Signatures: A4 a-b4 B-K4. An adaptation of Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, greatly altered. First edition, first issue. The second issue has a variant imprint: "Printed for Abel Swall,... and ...

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Troilus and Cressida, or, Truth found too late : A tragedy as it is acted at the Dukes Theatre. To which is prefix'd, a preface containing the grounds of criticism in tragedy

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1679

An adaptation of Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, greatly altered. First edition, another issue. The first issue has a variant imprint: "Printed for Jacob Tonson... and Abel Swall ..." With one...

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A short view of tragedy : it's original, excellency, and corruption

Rymer, Thomas (1641-1713)

1693

First edition published 1692. Pagination irregular. Last 2 pages contain booklist of R. Baldwin.

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Notebook 18

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1970-1977

Teaching and poetry notebook with teaching notes on Jacobeans and Jacobean drama and William Wordsworth. It contains the following: - A timetable for teaching classes (front endpaper) - Names of B....

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Essays of John Dryden (v.1)

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Ker, W P (1855-1923)

1900

"Collection of Dryden's principal essays on literary subjects, with a short commentary, and an introduction intended to explain his position as a critic" -- Pref.

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Essays of John Dryden (v.2)

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Ker, W P (1855-1923)

1900

"Collection of Dryden's principal essays on literary subjects, with a short commentary, and an introduction intended to explain his position as a critic" -- Pref.

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Ecce homo : and The birth of tragedy

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900); Fadiman, Clifton (1904-1999)

c1927

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Ars tragica Sophoclea cum Shaksperiana comparata : an essay on the tragic art of Sophocles and Shakspere : to which was awarded the Members' Prize for Latin Essay in the University of Cambridge 1894

Horton-Smith, L Graham H (1871-1953)

1896

Latin text with English synopsis and notes. Spine title: Sophocles and Shakspere. Advertisements on 1 p. at the end.

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Sophocles (v.1)

Sophocles; Campbell, Lewis (1830-1908)

1879

Wantiong v.2.

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Sophocles (v.1)

Sophocles; Campbell, Lewis (1830-1908)

1879

Wantiong v.2.

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Sophocles (v.2)

Sophocles; Campbell, Lewis (1830-1908)

1881

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