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131 - Manuscripts Containing Texts by Shakespeare

from Part XIV - Shakespeare’s Early Reception (to 1660)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2019

By
Grace Ioppolo
Edited by
Bruce R. Smith
Edited in association with
Katherine Rowe
With
Ton Hoenselaars ,
Akiko Kusunoki ,
Andrew Murphy  and
Aimara da Cunha Resende
Bruce R. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Katherine Rowe
Affiliation:
Smith College, Massachusetts
Ton Hoenselaars
Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Akiko Kusunoki
Affiliation:
Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Japan
Andrew Murphy
Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin
Aimara da Cunha Resende
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Alleyn, EdwardThe Booke of Sir Thomas MoorebookkeeperCarthwright, WilliamCrane, RalphDaborne, Robert“Dering MS”Dulwich CollegeThe Game at ChessThe Gypsies Metamorphosed Hand DHenslowe, PhilipHerbert, Sir HenrymanuscriptsThe Masque of BlacknessThe Masque of QueensMaster of the RevelsMiddleton, Thomasprompt books
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The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare , pp. 986 - 995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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