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''''' Richardus Tertius''''' is a play written in [[Latin]] about [[Richard III of England|King Richard III]] by [[Thomas Legge]]. The play was acted by the students of [[St. John's College, Cambridge]] in [[ |
''''' Richardus Tertius''''' is a play written in [[Latin]] about [[Richard III of England|King Richard III]] by [[Thomas Legge]]. The play was acted by the students of [[St. John's College, Cambridge]] in [[1579 in literature|1579]]. It was possibly seen by two of the [[University Wits]] in [[Cambridge]] at the time: [[Christopher Marlowe]] and [[Robert Greene (16th century)|Robert Greene]]. |
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The play was never printed in its historical era (in fact, not until 1844); but it survives in nine manuscripts,<ref>[[Edmund Kerchever Chambers|E. K. Chambers]], ''The Elizabethan Stage'', 4 Volumes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923; Vol. 3, p. 408.</ref> and is thought to have been well known in its time. Scholars have studied the relationships between ''Richardus Tertius'' and the later plays about Richard III, the anonymous play ''[[The True Tragedy of Richard III]]'' (printed [[1594 in literature|1594]]) and [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''. In one view, the unknown author of ''The True Tragedy'' used Legge's play occasionally as a source, but Shakespeare did not.<ref>Robert J. Lordi, "The Relationship of ''Richardus Tertius'' to the Main Richard III Plays," ''Boston University Studies in English'' Vol. 5 (1961), pp. 139-53.</ref> |
The play was never printed in its historical era (in fact, not until 1844); but it survives in nine manuscripts,<ref>[[Edmund Kerchever Chambers|E. K. Chambers]], ''The Elizabethan Stage'', 4 Volumes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923; Vol. 3, p. 408.</ref> and is thought to have been well known in its time. Scholars have studied the relationships between ''Richardus Tertius'' and the later plays about Richard III, the anonymous play ''[[The True Tragedy of Richard III]]'' (printed [[1594 in literature|1594]]) and [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''. In one view, the unknown author of ''The True Tragedy'' used Legge's play occasionally as a source, but Shakespeare did not.<ref>Robert J. Lordi, "The Relationship of ''Richardus Tertius'' to the Main Richard III Plays," ''Boston University Studies in English'' Vol. 5 (1961), pp. 139-53.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 8 April 2024
Richardus Tertius is a play written in Latin about King Richard III by Thomas Legge. The play was acted by the students of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1579. It was possibly seen by two of the University Wits in Cambridge at the time: Christopher Marlowe and Robert Greene.
The play was never printed in its historical era (in fact, not until 1844); but it survives in nine manuscripts,[1] and is thought to have been well known in its time. Scholars have studied the relationships between Richardus Tertius and the later plays about Richard III, the anonymous play The True Tragedy of Richard III (printed 1594) and Shakespeare's Richard III. In one view, the unknown author of The True Tragedy used Legge's play occasionally as a source, but Shakespeare did not.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ E. K. Chambers, The Elizabethan Stage, 4 Volumes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923; Vol. 3, p. 408.
- ^ Robert J. Lordi, "The Relationship of Richardus Tertius to the Main Richard III Plays," Boston University Studies in English Vol. 5 (1961), pp. 139-53.
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