Beggars' Bush by Michael M Wagoner
Beggars' Bush: Folger MS J.b.5 presents a semi-diplomatic edition of a seventeenth-century manuscript copy of the popular Jacobean play associated with John Fletcher, Philip Massinger and Nathan Field. Preserved in the Folger Shakespeare Library, MS J.b.5 predates the earliest printed edition and offers a valuable witness to the play's textual and theatrical history. The edition situates the manuscript in relation to the 1647 folio version, reassessing questions of authorship, source transmission and scribal practice. By examining the manuscript as an artefact in its own right, the study challenges assumptions about theatrical promptbooks and early modern play circulation. It also considers the implications of this version for understanding audience, performance and textual authority. Making this material available to a wider readership, the volume contributes to scholarship on early modern drama and manuscript culture.-
Dr Faustus 1604
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The Parliament of Bees
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The Twice-Chang'd Friar
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Collections XVII
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The Trial of Treasure
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Two Lamentable Tragedies
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The Tide Tarrieth No Man
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The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse
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The Humorous Magistrate (Osborne)
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Collections XVIII
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The Devil's Charter
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Soliman and Perseda, by Thomas Kyd
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The Aphrodysial or Sea-Feast
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Dr Faustus 1616
Michael M. Wagoner is an Associate Professor of English at the United States Naval Academy
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781807076870 |
| ISBN 10 | 1807076873 |
| Title | Beggars' Bush |
| Author | Michael M Wagoner |
| Series | The Malone Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 2026-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |