English Verse Drama
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English Verse Drama contains more than 2,000 works by around 450 named authors and approximately 230 anonymous works, from the Shrewsbury Fragments of the late thirteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century.

The database contains works acted on or intended for the stage, which are either wholly or predominantly in verse. Masques, entertainments, translations and adaptations are included, along with certain closet dramas.

Coverage

  • Indexing: 13th-19th centuries
  • Full Text: 13th-19th centuries

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  • Citations? Yes
  • Abstracts? No
  • Full Text? Yes

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