Rich's 'Apolonius & Silla, an original of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth night' / edited by Morton Luce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617.

Contributor:

Luce, Morton, 1849-1943.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare library. The Shakespeare classics ; II. v. 13.

The Shakespeare library. [II. The Shakespeare classics ; v. 13]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night--Sources.

Comparative literature--Italian and English.

Comparative literature--English and Italian.

Physical Description:

xi, 96 pages : frontispiece (facsimile) ; 18 x 15 cm.

Other Title:

Apollonius & Silla.

Place of Publication:

New York : Duffield; London : Chatto & Windus, 1912.

Contents:

Introductory.

The sources of 'Twelfth night.'

The Italian plays.

Bandello and Belleforest.

Minor suggestions.

Apolonius and Silla.

Remaining sources.

Appendix: I. Notes on 'Apolonius and Silla.' II. Dr. Gollancz on 'Malvolio.'.

Notes:

Second half-title: Portrait of Shakespeare with legend "The Shakespeare classics" within ornamental border.

With photographic reproduction of the t.-p. of the original edition: Riche his Farewell to Militaire profession: conteinyng verie pleasaunt discourses fit for a peaceable tyme: Gathered together ... by Barnabe Riche ... Imprinted at London, by Robart VValley. 1581.

The present reprint of the second of Rich's stories, based upon the two editions of the collection, published respectively in 1581 and 1606, includes a portion of the fifth story: Of two brethren and their wives.

OCLC:

1830723