Shakespeare's library : a collection of the romances, novels, poems and histories, used by Shakespeare as the foundation of his dramas. Now first collected and accurately reprinted from the original editions

Folger bibliographic ID: 83082
Folger holdings ID: 85177

Contents

v. 1 Greene's Pandosto, the story on which is founded the Winter's tale.- Lodge's Rosalynd, the novel on which is founded As you like it.- The historie of Hamblet, the history on which the tragedy of Hamlet is constructed.- Apollonius, prince of Tyre, From which the incidents of the play of Pericles are derived. v.2 Romeus and Juliet, a poem by Arthur Brooke.- Rhomeo and Julietta; from Paynter's Palace of Pleasure.- Giletta of Narbona, on which is founded All's well that ends well; from Paynter's Palace of pleasure.-The story of two lovers of Pisa, which Shakespeare employed in his Merry wives of Windsor.-The historie of Apollonius and Sulla, containing part of the plot of Twelth night; reprinted from Rich's Farewell to military profession, 1606.-The historie of Promos and Cassandra, closely resembling the plot of Measure for measure; from Whetstone's Heptameron of civil discourses, 1582.-Novels more or less resembling the Marchant of Venice: The advantur

Extended title: Shakespeare's library : a collection of the romances, novels, poems and histories, used by Shakespeare as the foundation of his dramas. Now first collected and accurately reprinted from the original editions / with introductory notices by J. Payne Collier ...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616