Psyche: a tragedy, as it is now acted at Their Majesties Theatre in Dorset-Garden. / Written by Tho. Shadwell, laur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.

Contributor:

Molière, 1622-1673.

Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 1622-1677.

Draghi, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1640-1708.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 54 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

Fingerprint:

oou- r.ar g:n, SoCh (3) 1690 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, and sold by R. Bentley, at the Post-House in Russel-street, Covent-Garden, 1690.

Notes:

An adaptation of Molière's Psyché.

First edition, 1675.

Final leaf has epilogue on recto and catalogue of plays printed for R. Bently on verso.

Without music by Locke and Draghi.

Sometimes considered the first English opera, was produced at the Dorset Garden Theatre in 1674; the vocal music was composed by Matthew Locke, and instrumental interludes by G.B. Draghi.--Cf. DNB, the "Preface".

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S2867

ESTC, R38231

OCLC:

22959104