Playhouse Shadows: The Manuscript behind <i>Dick of Devonshire</i>

Authors

  • William B Long Washington University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12745/et.17.2.1208

Keywords:

Heywood, Dick of Devonshire, manuscripts

Abstract

Even though six annotations by the playhouse bookkeeper comprise fairly slim evidence, I believe they provide conclusive proof that the scribe's copy for Dick of Devonshire, BL MS Egerton 1994, folios 30-51, was the playhouse copy as prepared for production by the company bookkeeper. These six annotations are indeed 'Playhouse Shadows' that identify the scribe's copy-text.

Author Biography

William B Long, Washington University

William B. Long (williamblong2014@gmail.com) has taught Shakespeare and English renaissance drama at Washington University in St Louis and at The City College of New York. He has published a series of articles exploring the workings of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English manuscript playbooks.

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Published

2014-09-24

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Issues in Review Essays

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