The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays: Internal Evidence for the Major Problems

Description: The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays by David J. Lake This book sets out to solve by statistics the problems of disputed authorship that surround the work of Jacobean dramatist Thomas Middleton. Among other things, Dr Lake shows that there is 99 per cent statistical confidence for the conclusion that The Puritan and The Revengers Tragedy were written by Middleton rather than by anyone else alive in the early seventeenth century. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Only numbers can annihilate. This book sets out to solve by statistics the many problems of disputed authorship that surround the work of Thomas Middleton, one of the greater Jacobean dramatists. The internal evidence used is all of an objective nature: 201 items of linguistic evidence have been checked through a corpus of 132 plays by 35 playwrights contemporary with Middleton. Extensive tables make it clear at a glance which features are comparatively rare in the period, and which features link disputed plays to undoubted work. Strong evidence is provided for the authorship of 12 plays. Among other things, Dr Lake shows that there is 99 per cent statistical confidence for the conclusion that The Puritan and The Revengers Tragedy were written by Middleton rather than by anyone else alive in the early seventeenth century; that, on the other hand, Blurt is by Dekker alone, and The Spanish Gipsy by Dekker and Ford; and that The Family of Love was probably revised by the pirate-poet Lording Barry. Table of Contents Preface; Sources: a statement; Symbolization; Abbreviations of series and periodical titles; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Earliest Middleton; 3. Additions to the early canon; 4. Later Middleton; 5. A problem play of doubtful date; 6. Summary of conclusions; Appendices: 1. Main data tables; 2. Grades of run-on lines:a verse test for The Revengers Tragedy; 3. Middletons works other than plays; 4. Dekker, Chapman, Marston: works other than plays; 5. Middleton in Shakespeare: Timon of Athens; Bibliography. Promotional "Headline" This book sets out to solve by statistics the problems of disputed authorship that surround the work of Jacobean dramatist Thomas Middleton. Description for Bookstore This book sets out to solve by statistics the problems of disputed authorship that surround the work of Jacobean dramatist Thomas Middleton. Among other things, Dr Lake shows that there is 99 per cent statistical confidence for the conclusion that The Puritan and The Revengers Tragedy were written by Middleton rather than by anyone else alive in the early seventeenth century. Description for Library This book sets out to solve by statistics the problems of disputed authorship that surround the work of Jacobean dramatist Thomas Middleton. Among other things, Dr Lake shows that there is 99 per cent statistical confidence for the conclusion that The Puritan and The Revengers Tragedy were written by Middleton rather than by anyone else alive in the early seventeenth century. Details ISBN0521134625 Author David J. Lake Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2010 ISBN-10 0521134625 ISBN-13 9780521134620 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Internal Evidence for the Major Problems of Authorship Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.3 Media Book Pages 364 Short Title CANON OF THOMAS MIDDLETONS PLA Language English Publication Date 2010-03-11 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2010-03-11 AU Release Date 2010-03-11 NZ Release Date 2010-03-11 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91377487;

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