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William Shakespeare: Tragedies Vol.1 by Everyman’s Library

THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

King Lear Copyright © 1963 by Russell Fraser

Introduction Copyright © 1992 by Tony Tanner

Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House Inc. New York, and Canada Limited, Toronto. 

Distributed by Random House Inc., New York.

I decided to read King Lear in the hopes that it would broaden my understanding of the Shakespeare canon, and that I would be able to relate the tragic elements of the two plays together. Unfortunately, while King Lear proves itself to be an engaging and thought-provoking read (and gives itself credence to Shepard’s thoughts; TTNK is not to the same standard as King Lear or Hamlet.) it is not as immediately relevant as I had hoped. While both shares themes of warfare, madness, chivalry and brotherly betrayal (the actions of Edmund conspiring against his half-brother Edgar a shallow echo of the romantic betrayal of Arcite to Palamon), there is not as solid a foundation as I could have hoped. For instance, I hoped to relate the relationships between fathers and daughters (and madness, to an extent) through Lear and Cordelia to the Jailer and his Daughter, but the scenes of Lear and Cordelia are briefer than I hoped. Hopefully with greater thought I will be able to relate them beyond these brief instances.

Reading Texts (7)

The Evolution of Shakespeare’s Heroine

Henry David Gray

The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 12, No.1 (January, 1913)

pp.122-137

Published by: University of Illinois Press

An incredibly interesting essay regarding both the chronology of the Shakespeare canon and how Shakespeare’s heroines have evolved in both the comedies, tragedies, and romances. TTNK is not mentioned, but I would like to consider its heroines in regards to the hypotheses Gray sets out; if TTNK is the last play to have been written by Shakespeare, then its female heroines should surpass Miranda in their qualities. Unless, of course, we consider the play in the same way Gray considered Timon of Athens and Trolius and Cressida.

Suicide in the Plays of Shake-Speare

James Holly Hanford

PMLA, Vol. 27, No.3 (1912)

pp.380-397

Published by: Modern Language Association

An incredibly interesting essay, but not one that relates in its entirety to TTNK. The self-destructive cries of the Jailer’s Daughter (though not acted upon) can be seen to be reminiscent of the comments regarding Ophelia, and pity for her tragedy.

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Recent Shakespeare Criticism

Pierce Butler

The Sewanee Review, Vol. 18 No.4 (Oct., 1910)

pp. 490-502

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Butler provides both praise and criticism for recent (in the period of 1910) critical volumes relating to Shakespeare. His opinion is manifested clearly and engagingly, as he gives a summary of the works (and notes anything important about certain passages) before putting his own perspective on the pieces. Unfortunately, it was not much beyond interesting. There was a useful section on page 493 where Butler notes Dr. Albright’s observations that the Globe likely had an ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ stage, as well as a ‘balcony’ that sat above it – this would be interesting to compare to the staging of TTNK in its illustrations provided by Waith’s Introduction. However, it does not give me any direct information on TTNK.

The Authorship of Henry the Eight

Marjorie H Nicholson

PMLA Vol. 37, No.3 (Sept. 1922)

pp.484-502

Published by: Modern Language Association

Nicholson’s detailed investigation into how Henry VIII was constructed and how its authorship was portioned (she makes the note that it would not have been a collaboration due to the inconsistencies ripe throughout the play, and suggests that an early draft was passed to Fletcher to finish) and her presentation of the facts offers something which is incredibly useful to compare to TTNK. This is because both plays have been derided by Boyle as the work of Massinger, both plays were written around the same time period, both plays concern the work of both Shakespeare and Fletcher, and both plays are frequently regarded as ‘inferior’ when compared to Shakespeare’s earlier works. It also contains the beginnings of accepting Shakespeare’s collaborative nature, although Nicholson makes certain to state that no collaborations had been recorded during this period. 

The Influence of Theatrical Conditions on Shakespeare

Edward Everett Hale Jr.

Modern Philology, Vol. 1, No.1 (June, 1903)

pp.171-192

The University of Chicago Press

A fascinating and deeply engaging essay which discusses at length the difference between modern stage production and the Elizabethan productions. Unfortunately, while it was deeply engrossing, I don’t know how relevant it will be to my own essay. I suppose I should note that a version of The Two Noble Kinsmen performed by a New Zealand University (whose name escapes me right now) that I watched on YouTube after my initial online reading of the text sometime early in the summer was staged in a remarkably similar way that Everett Hale Jr. describes the Elizabethans as to have doing. Palamon and Arcite were likely to have been imprisoned on the balcony, watching Emilia on the lower stage below. 

Reading Texts (5)

Shakespeare and ‘The Two Noble Kisnmen’

Henry E. Shepard

Modern Language Notes, Vol.4 No.7 (November 1889) pp.213-214

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University press

An unfortunately brief but incredibly insightful perspective on what one of the opposing critics to TTNK’s authorship. He notes the similarity between the Jailer’s Daughter and Ophelia and Desdemona, something which I want to elaborate further on (within my means to, as we’re studying both these texts in English Lit and I’m aware that I can’t rely too heavily on them in the EPQ). Furthermore, he encapsulates an opinion which I’ve gathered (especially from Waith’s Introduction to my copy of the text) was quite common for critics to hold, that The Two Noble Kinsmen was too poor an example of Shakespeare’s works and that he had never “descended” below the excellence of the originals. I would like to research the editor, Rofle, for his interesting comment of the authorship being “Insoluble” – he may have an essay which would provide an interesting piece of evidence to consider.

The Chief Problem in Shakespeare

John S. P. Tatlock

The Sewanee Review, Vol.24, No.2 (April 1916) 

pp.129-147

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

This was another text I read to ascertain an overall view of Shakespeare, rather than in relation to TTNK specifically. Tatlock discusses the nature of Trolius and Cressida and his interpretations of criticisms associated with the play, which overall paint it (as well as Timon of Athens, All’s Well That Ends Well, and Measure) as a play that is not highly regarded in critical circles. As another play finding its origins with Chaucer, this analysis has proven incredibly useful, although not entirely easy to reference within my own essay, I imagine. It has certainly raised a point of interest which, had I more time and resources, would like to explore with TTNK: were there plays written around the time that Shakespeare and Fletcher would have drawn inspiration? Again, Waith’s Introduction notes that there were two plays, lost to time, who followed The Knight’s Tale. 

Some Notes on Shakespeare

Robert Kilburn Root

The Journal of Germanic Philology, Vol. 4, N.4 (1902)

pp.452-459

Published by: University of Illnois Press

Robert Kilburn Root provides some notes on his unravelling on some of the obscure phrasings used in various Shakespeare plays. While delightfully interesting, it doesn’t offer me any direct help (that I can perceive in this moment) with predicament regarding TTNK. 

Anachronism in Shakespeare Criticism

Elmer Edgar Stoll

Modern Philology, Vol. 7, No.4, (April 1910)

pp.557-575

Published by: The University of Chicago Press

Stoll’s charged essay is, from my perspective at this moment, irrelevant to my essay. He lauds on the faults of criticism with little reference to the plays themselves in a useful manner. Therefore, while an engaging read, is not one I can use.

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The ‘White Hand’ of Shakespeare’s Heroines

Morris P. Tilley

The Sewanee Review, Vol. 19, No.2, (April, 1911) 

pp.207-212

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

I read this with the hope that it would provide an overall understanding (as I’m still clinging to the idea of exploring exactly what a ‘conventional’ Shakespeare play is) into the nature of his heroines and it does so, but not with as great a depth as I’ve hoped. I have noticed the praise towards “white hands” being discussed in the essay being applied to TTNK’s Emilia, so I suppose that does give the play some conventionality. 

Review: Marta Straznicky Shakespeare’s Stationers: Studies in Cultural Bibliography

Reviewed Work: Shakespeare’s Stationers: Studies in Cultural Bibliography by Straznicky

Review by: Lukas Erne

Modern Philology, Vol. 112, No.2 (November 2014) pp.E175-E178

Published by: The University of Chicago Press

An interesting review on a text I would be interested in reading, particularly regarding the brief passage relating to TTNK, which “essentially drove his bookshop into the ground” on its only publication by John Waterson. This builds on the mosaic (including reading prior to this blog post) of TTNK having an almost cursed property about it, and seeming to inspire derision from all fronts. Spalding’s comments of the play being “no more than a sketch, when would be see to great disadvantage beside finished drawings of the same master” is brought to mind.

Shakespeare’s Gentle Heroine

Bertha Vanderlyn

Dine Arts Journal, Vol. 14, No.3 (March, 1903)

pp.91-94

Published by: 

December 17^th

While it is a very moving opinion piece, it centres in its entirety on Ophelia, and its references to plays beyond Hamlet are scant and unhelpful. While it would certainly be worth a speed-read in aid of my Literature A-Level, it is unhelpful for the EPQ.

Colloquial Contractions in Beaumont, Fletcher, Massinger, and Shakespeare as a Test of Authorship

Willard Edward Farnham

PMLA VOl.31, No.2 (1916) 

pp.362-358

Published by: Modern Language Association

This was incredibly helpful as it gives me a vivid example of the investigations towards authorships. It discusses the authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen (as well as Henry VIII) at great length with a well-founded evidence. Farnham’s essay adds to the slowly-growing timeline (with Spalding’s bringing together of the earlier thoughts in 1834) of critical thought regarding TTNK’s authorship.

Palamon and Arcite

John S. P. Tatlock

Modern Language Notes, Vol.23 No-4 (April 1908)

p.128

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

This wasn’t as helpful as I’d hoped, as it’s only a page long so can’t go into a great measure of depth. Furthermore, the text is merely an exchange between three critics quibbling Chaucer’s Palamon and Arcite, rather than Shakespeare’s and Fletcher’s.

Palamon and Arcite

George Hempl

Modern Language Notes, Vol. 23, No.4 (April 1908)

pp.127-128

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Much like the entry before it, it wasn’t as helpful as it could have been, being that it is the same piece ascribed to a different critic who contributes. Disappointing.

The Lady in the Garden

Walter Morris Hart

Modern Language Notes, Vol. 22, No.8 (December 1907)

pp.241-242

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Unfortunately, I do not read Italian or French and do not have any aid to translate the verse Hart sets out. Again, it deals with Chaucer rather than Fletcher and Shakespeare. While these would have provided to be inspirations to the dramatists, the do not immediately help my essay (which I’m beginning to become quite concerned about as to how to construct my arguments).

Reading Texts (3)

The Source of Chaucer’s Anelida and Arcite

Edgar F. Shannon

PMLA, Vol.27, No.4 (1912)

pp.461-685

Published by: Modern Language Association

While it is undoubtedly a fascinating essay, the topic is not as helpful as I had hoped. The essay centres around an unfinished Chaucer poem which is set in “the court of Theseus” but I don’t believe it concerns the one discussed in The Knight’s Tale, so is therefore not helpful in my research of TTNK. This in itself is a shame; Shannon writes with an engaging conviction and is very quotable, but it simply doesn’t lend.

Did Boccaccio Suggest the Character of Chaucer’s Knight?

Frank E; Bryant

Modern Language Notes, Vol. 17, No.8 (December 1902) 

pp.235-236

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press

A fascinating and brief linking of Boccaccio’s Teseide and The Knight’s Tale of Chaucer’s creation, but not one which is relevant to my essay, as it does not concern TTNK closely enough.

The Trolius-Cressida Story from Chaucer to Shakespeare

Hyder E. Rollins

PMLA, Vol. 32, No.3 (1917) 

pp.385-429

Published by: Modern Language Association

An interesting read in regards of a controversial Shakespeare play (of which TTNK couldn’t dream of possessing such infamy) but not one which is particularly helpful for my essay, as any reference to this would be particularly strained and forced.

Chaucer’s “Opie of Thebes Fyn”

Oliver Farrar Emerson

Modern Philology, Vol. 17, No.5 (September 1919) 

pp.287-291

Published by: The University of Chicago Press

While a very fascinating read into Chaucer’s possible medicinal knowledge regarding opium, it is almost entirely irrelevant to the essay at hand. Furthermore, there are several quoted sections which remain untranslated, which does not anoint them as entirely helpful. While he references quotes from both Boccaccio’s Teseide and Chaucer’s The Knight’s Tale, there is (rightfully, as it would be considered irrelevant in that context) no reference to the play. It is interesting to note that (from my memory of the play) there isn’t any reference to sleeping potions being used to bypass the Jailer; the Jailer’s Daughter is the one who helps Palamon escape.

Reading Texts (2)

From the ‘Shakespeare Documented’ Website:

Contributed by the Folger Shakespeare Library, the First Edition page from 1634

Contributed by the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, the stationer entry denoting TTNK as a work by ‘John ffletcher and William Shakespeare’.

Written by Peter Kirwan, Collaborations and (mis)attributions.

The latter piece in particular provides the interesting topic of the ‘Shakespeare Apocrypha’ which would be intensely relevant due to TTNK’s dubious nature. Once I’ve returned and if I have enough time, I’d like to investigate this vein as a legitimate aspect of the essay.

Reading Texts (1)

Gerad NeCasto – Chaucer’s ‘The Knight’s Tale’ 

KTBRief – ‘The Knight’s Tale’ Abbreviated and re-spelled by Brother Antony

(No other details given)

I began reading these two versions of ‘The Knight’s Tale’ side-by-side as the beginnings of understanding the historical context to the play. Because of my current lack of information on the origins of both of these texts (other than the nebulous ‘internet’) I’m a little wary of their credibility; thusly, their usefulness to me is thrown into question. I do not currently have my copy (which is a modern translation) so will hopefully refer to that if I would need to make reference to the text within the essay.

Shakespeare’s Later Workmanship “The Winter’s Tale”

Arthur Quiller-Couch

The North American Review, Vol.203, No.726 (May, 1916)

pp.749-760

Published by: University of Northern Iowa

An excellent essay concerning one of Shakespeare’s late plays, and one that I unfortunately haven’t read; after reading this, I would quite like to. Quiller-Couch writes engagingly and gives ample examples and interpretations of both the text and the criticisms that sit around it, as well as relating it to its sibling texts. It isn’t immediately relevant to TTNK, but may hopefully prove as a firm reference in regards to comparing the plays.

Shakespeare’s Later Workmanship “Pericles” and “King Henry VIII”

Arthur Quiller-Couch

The North American Review, Vol.203, No.725 (April 1916)

pp.601-612

Published by: University of Northern Iowa

Another fascinating essay by Quiller-Couch that concerns two more of the late plays; he asserts throughout that both weren’t the full works of Shakespeare. This may prove interesting later (and more helpful if I read the plays) as TTNK has itself had conflicts over its authorship; it can be argued that they could have their own individual styles because of these collaborations. I’d like to look further into this once I have the time.

Reading Texts Series

This serves to chart my research for my essay when I’m either too busy to blog (as with the mock exams before Christmas) or away from the internet, as I will be for 26 nights on an extended holiday, roughly around two weeks of which will be transatlantic. Therefore, this should give me ample time to either compose my essay (although I’m doubtful of this, as any attempts I’ve made at structuring it have been fleetly failing and vague) or read enough texts that I would feel more comfortable in such. I’ve preloaded a series of .PDFs onto a USB stick which I’ll use on my netbook to read and then briefly comment on for the benefit of both the EPQ and the blog. Hopefully, in around a month’s time, I’ll be more certain on the terms that my essay can be composed of. 

The comments made during the period have been divided up by date and added to to the blog once I have the internet for it, and are labelled as 'Reading Texts (#)' to identify them.

A Spurious Update

Things have been quiet on the blog, but not necessarily on the EPQ itself. I've been diligently collecting key quotes for my arguments and considering my structure. However, there was a lull period where I was focusing on essays related to my primary subjects; these are now passed and I am eager to continue.

Making Notes and Altering the Essay's Course

Firstly, I find the vein of my previous post (describing making notes by individual book/essay) unnecessarily redundant and time-consuming: it is easier to say that I have been consistently making notes during this period for my essay.

However, during this process I have discovered a startling lack of coherent and relevant information regarding tragicomedy that would relate it to the other aspects of my essay. Therefore, I am considering axing it and instead focusing on the authorship and the far broader subject of 'characters', which will encompass their roles in the narrative, their representations, and the subtext of this. When I return to college, I will discuss this change with my supervisor.

Making Notes: Part 1

After much deliberation (and deliberation still continues), I've begun to make notes on texts that are available to me online for free, before I venture to texts I have to purchase.

The first text I have made notes on (and will likely return to) is 'The Pictoral Edition of the Works of Shakespeare', which was edited by Charles Knight. It is the Second Edition Revised and was published in 1867. I accessed it in a digitised format provided by Google Books, although the original publishing information is as follows:

London: George Routledge & Sons
The Broadway, Ludgate,
New York: - 416, Broome Street
1867.

I took notes from pages 169 to 181.

http://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5Qad-qRiemBktrMvmespcyyWisHT8SuhHF2sVw8NZ3b3cMgt0pst3E4VLX0r-EvpisF0HdVK_9OhT-tfWHe3dCxKNHsq7EZS4Ly5PSi0aLM9_XIf71eeVgUZkTga1v-XRpudB06RKu-T8fnd3MO7gSdvXsyxfPDVX-cTKtaUCbu7b8dQ_xcaAH15fbeobgufYS9EGxivpZdHAfejl8RrnKMxbOHhG5MXQ-vm9fH-vat91A1eq5lplmVQVqMdJw7JZ53rzee3p6PazQLypc0_Hp_rXO04__0XPdm2pie_qLcFXBPKh0L4

Creating a JSTOR Account

After realising that my quibbles with JSTOR registering, I realised that there wasn't an issue regarding the fact that I was not at a University level, as it was an optional requirement. Therefore, I have created my account, created a 'List' (creatively entitled 'EPQ') for my possible texts to relate, and will therefore begin to investigate the site and try and find how useful it can be for my EPQ.

'Characters' Section: Spider Diagram

I decided to complete a spider diagram regarding my structure, and decided to consider my potential areas of investigation for the section on 'Characters'.

Of course, these ideas are subject to change once I have a great breadth of critical texts to draw from, so therefore will be more closely informed.

Starting to Structure

While I haven't finished collating my resources or annotating them, I decided to create myself a simple skeleton structure to give me a clear visual of what and where my research will need to go.

‘Is ‘The Two Noble Kinsmen’ a conventional Shakespeare play in regards to its origins, characters, and nature as a Tragicomedy?’ 

From my title, it is obvious that my essay would be divided up into the argument of whether the play is or is not conventional, which means that this would be discussed and debated within the sections I've made above. I hope that they will be similar to several miniature essays building into my larger argument, but will need to develop it further.

'Developing Your Research Project' Week Seven

I've completed the seventh week of the MOOC, and it has provided me with a greater insight into the structuring of essays and the importance this has in regards to my own work. Therefore, I feel it has been one of the most important weeks in regards to gaining knowledge.

'Developing Your Research Project' Week Six

Since I've completed the sixth week of the MOOC, I have developed a greater understanding of referencing and its importance in an essay. Furthermore, the details regard bibliographies and the helpful quiz (which I scored all answers correct on) were intensely relevant to my literary-based essay.

An Alteration to My Working Title

I decided to alter my title to encompass the nature of the play's authorship; reading the Introduction, I realised how important it was to how the play is perceived. Furthermore, how can the play truly be conventional of Shakespeare if there's debate over whether he was its author at all.

I shall regard this in my research, notes, and analysis.

Texts in Limbo

After discovering that I could not borrow books from Southampton's Hartley Library (being that I am not a student) or find any texts that I could take pictures of/make notes of, I am therefore plummeted into a limbo for my secondary sources. I currently need to negotiate with JSTOR (as I am informed that they supply to undergraduates?) to see if I can access their texts. My college does not have a JSTOR account, so I would have to take it upon myself to purchase any necessary texts. This therefore alters the amount that I can relate to in my essay, and will definitely be a game-changer.

'Developing Your Research Project' Week Five

After completing week five of the MOOC, I have found a greater depth and understanding of skim-reading, note-taking, and the importance of executing these correctly. Therefore, I feel that it has been especially relevant as of late, as my primary text has arrived, although my secondary texts are unfortunately still in limbo.

'Characters' Section: Spider Diagram

I decided to complete a spider diagram regarding my structure, and decided to consider my potential areas of investigation for the section on 'Characters'. However, I have found doing spider diagrams rather unwieldy when planning essays, so may resort to a different type once I'm more settled on developing my idea.

Of course, these ideas are subject to change once I have a great breadth of critical texts to draw from, so therefore will be more closely informed.

Potential Primary Research

Being that my essay relies predominately on secondary research and analyses, it seems redundant to ask the opinions of my peers on a piece that is, admittedly, very obscure. However, having some measure of contemporary, public perception of the play could be useful to refer to, or to inform my own comments. However, there are difficulties.

Would it be worthwhile asking my peers what they perceive as the 'conventional Shakespeare play', or even the conventions at all. Would it work best to instead have them read excerpts from the text with a small measure of context, and ask for a few paragraphs interpretation of it? Would it work best to instead have them watch a version of the play (if I can find one that is readily accessible; YouTube could be helpful for this) and give me a brief commentary on their thoughts?

These are things I will have to discuss with my supervisor in regards to its relevance and the most successful manner to conduct primary research. For now, I feel it most relevant to read and collect texts useful to my essay.

The Arrival of the Book

Recently, my copy of 'The Two Noble Kinsmen' arrived from my order, and I am anticipating a quick skim and then detailed analyses of key quotes, after I have affirmed my plans with my supervisor, and then developed a solid idea of what I intend to analyse. The copy I have is as follows:

'The Two Noble Kinsmen'

The Oxford Shakespeare

Oxford World's Classics

Oxford University Press

General Editor: Stanley Wells

Edited by Eugene M. Waith

Reissued 2008

I intend to read the lengthy and informative introduction that forces the actual play text to start on page 75, therefore (hopefully) giving me a complete and detailed concept of all manners relating to the play.

Alongside this, I hope to make a visit to the local university library and attempt to find some of the physical sources for the JSTOR/Google Books, or to find the textbooks I've found particularly relevant, or to discover more useful texts.

Assembling the Texts

Being that I need a somewhat-solid idea of which texts to use for my EPQ, I feel that, given my prior research documented in these places, that I should consolidate the knowledge I've found so that I have one uniform location for  which I can refer to when finding texts. I've divided them into 'Necessary' (Should give me a critical perspective most relevant to my essay), 'Useful' (Texts that provide useful information), and 'Additional Context' (in which the title describes itself). I hope to acquire all of the 'Necessary' texts, and hopefully many of the 'Useful' ones to aid my essay.

Necessary

"Is this winning?": Prince Henry's Death and the Problem of Chivalry in "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
Peter C. Hermen
pp. 1-31
(JSTOR)

The Jailer's Daughter and the Politics of Madwomen's Language
Douglas Bruster
pp. 227-300
(JSTOR)

Emilia's Argument: Friendship and 'Human Title' in "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
Laurie J. Shannon
pp. 657-682
(JSTOR)

"'The Neutral Term'?: Shakespearean Tragicomedy and the Idea of the 'Late Play'
Gordon McMullan
pp. 115-132

(JSTOR)

Early Modern Tragicomedy
Subha Mukherji, Raphael Lyne
'Studies in Renaissance Literature'
Volume 22
DS Brwer, Boydell and Brewer (publishers) 2007

(JSTOR)

'Palamon and Arcite'
John Dryden

(Google Books)

'Distracted Subjects: Madness and Gender in Shakespeare and Early Modern Culture'
Carol Thomas Neely

(Google Books)

https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/shakespeare-and-friendship
'Shakespeare and Friendship'
Will Tosh

(British Library)


Responses to Tyranny in John Fletcher's Plays
ROBERT Y. TURNER
Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England, Vol. 4 (1989), pp. 123-141

(JSTOR)

Review
Othello by William Shakespeare, E. A. J. Honigmann; The Two Noble Kinsmen by John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Lois Potter
Review by: Brian Vickers
The Review of English Studies, Vol. 50, No. 197 (Feb., 1999), pp. 79-84

(JSTOR)

Sex Averted or Converted: Sexuality and Tragicomic Genre in the Plays of Fletcher
Verna A. Foster
Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 32, No. 2, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (Spring, 1992), pp. 311-322
(JSTOR)


Useful

"For What We Lack,/We Laugh"; Incompletion and "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
Paula S. Berggren
pp. 3-17
(JSTOR)

Shakespeare's Imperiled and Chastening Daughters of Romance
Charles Frey
pp. 125-140
(JSTOR)

"Like a shadow,/ I'll ever dwell": The Jailer's Daughter as Ariandne in "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
Nichole Dewall
pp. 15-26
(JSTOR)

"Seeking the Medieval in Shakespeare: The Order of the Garter and the Topos of Derisive Chivalry"
James N. Ortego II
pp. 80-104
(JSTOR)

Rewritting Perfect Friendship in Chaucer's "A Knight's Tale" and Lydgate's "Fabula Duorum Mercatorum"
Robert Stretter
pp. 234-252
(JSTOR)

The Language of Madwomen in Shakespeare and His Fellow Dramatists
Maurice Charney, Hanna Charney
pp. 451-460
(JSTOR)

Shakespeare and the Ethics of Friendship
John D. Cox
pp. 1-29

(JSTOR)

Shakespeare's Romantic Comedies
Karl F. Thompson
pp. 1079-1093

(JSTOR)

'Shakespeare and the Embodied Heroine: Staging Female Characters in the Late Plays and Early Adaptations
Lori Leigh

(Google Books)

A Concordance to 'The Two Noble Kinsmen' by Shakespeare and Fletcher'
Clarice Crawford

(Google Books)

https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/daughters-in-shakespeare-dreams-duty-and-defiance
'Daughters in Shakespeare: Dreams, Duty, and Defiance'
Kim Ballard
(British Library Article)

https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/shakespeare-and-madness
'Shakespeare and Madness'
Will Tosh

(British Library)

Review: Jeffrey Knapp, Shakespeare Only
Shakespeare Only by Jeffrey Knapp
Review by: Joseph Campana
Modern Philology, Vol. 110, No. 4 (May 2013), pp. E248-E251

(JSTOR)

"“Chaucer (of all admired) the story gives”:Shakespeare, Medieval Narrative, and Generic Innovation" (pp. 85-110)
From:Renaissance Papers 2009
Edward Gieskes
Edition: NED - New edition
Boydell & Brewer, Camden House (2010)

(JSTOR)

Review
The Influence of Beaumont and Fletcher on Shakespeare by Ashley H. Thorndike
Review by: Martin W. Sampson
The Journal of Germanic Philology, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1902), pp. 239-247

(JSTOR)

"Something Rich and Strange:Shakespeare’s Approach to Romance 11 July 1982" (pp. 425-439)
From:Northrop Frye's Writings on Shakespeare and the Renaissance
Editors: Troni Y. Grande, Garry Sherbert
Volume: 28

University of Toronto Press (2010)(JSTOR)

"Gentleman-like Tears": Affective Response in Italian Tragicomedy and Shakespeare's Late Plays
Robert Henke
Comparative Literature Studies, Vol. 33, No. 4 (1996), pp. 327-349(JSTOR)

The Absolved Riddle: Sovereign Pleasure and the Baroque Subject in the Tragicomedies of John Fletcher
Herbert Blau
New Literary History, Vol. 17, No. 3, Interpretations (Spring, 1986), pp. 539-554

(JSTOR)


Additional Context

"Shakespeare's Flop: John Waterson and The Two Noble Kinsmen"
Zachary Lesser
pp. 177-196
(JSTOR)

"Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion"
Annotated Chaucer Bibliography
pp. 135-172
(JSTOR)

Appearance and Reality in Shakespeare's Last Plays
Theodore Spencer
pp. 265-274
(JSTOR)

Review
Shakespeare Co-Author: A Historical Study of Five Collaborative Plays
Brian Vickers
Review by Warren Chernaik
pp. 1030-1031

(JSTOR)

Review
The Weyward Sister: Shakespeare and Feminist Politics
Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, Jystna Singh
Review by Mark Thornton Burnett
pp. 1046-1047

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Poor Women in Shakespeare
Fiona McNeill
Review by Rebecca Laroche
pp. 94-95

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'The Staging of Romance in Late Shakespeare: Text and Theatrical Technique'
Thomas J. Cobb

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Moorish Dancing in "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
SUJATA IYENGAR
Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England, Vol. 20 (2007), pp. 85-107

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Playing the Woman's Part: Feminist Criticism and Shakespearean Performance
Lorraine Helms
Theatre Journal, Vol. 41, No. 2, Power Plays (May, 1989), pp. 190-200

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"Comic Myth in Shakespeare" June 1952" (pp. 20-32)
From:Northrop Frye's Writings on Shakespeare and the Renaissance
Editors: Troni Y. Grande, Garry Sherbert
Volume: 28
University of Toronto Press (2010)

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