The tragedie of Tancred and Gismund : Compiled by the gentlemen of the Inner Temple, and by them presented before her Maiestie. Newly reuiued and polished according to the decorum of these daies. By R.W.

Author/creator R. W.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by Thomas Scarlet, and are to be solde by R. Robinson, 1591.
Description[72] p.
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Other author/creatorBoccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone.
Other author/creatorStafford, Rodger.
Other author/creatorNoel, Henry, d. 1597.
Other author/creatorAllen, William, fl. 1567, attributed name.
Other author/creatorHatton, Christopher, Sir, 1540-1591.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteDedication signed: Robert Wilmot.
General noteA verse adaptation of "Tancredi and Ghismunda" from: Boccaccio, Giovanni. Decamerone.
General noteIn the original play act 1 was written by Rodger Stafford, act 2 by Henry Noel, act 3 by "G. Al." (possibly William Allen), act 4 by Sir Christopher Hatton, and act 5 by Wilmot. Wilmot revised the play, and probably re-cast it from the original decasyllabic rhyming quatrains into blank verse.
General noteSignatures: *4 A-H⁴.
General noteA variant (STC 25764a) has imprint dated 1592.
General noteReproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 25764.
Citation/References note Greg, I, 104(A*).
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1590:9)
Other title Decamerone.
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