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The confederacy a comedy : alter'd from Sr. John Vanbrugh
Title
The confederacy a comedy : alter'd from Sr. John Vanbrugh, [late 18th century].
Physical Description
1 v. (ca. 200 p.) ; 26 x 19 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Rectos only, with some annotations and corrections on versos.
Binding: quarter-calf with vellum corners over marbled board front and later textured board rear.
Inscription on verso of front flyleaf attributes the play and the hand of the MS to Edmund Malone (1741-1812).
Prologue, definitely in Malone's hand, refers to the death of Roscius [probably David Garrick (1717-1779)].
In English.
Provenance
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Summary
Manuscript adaptation of Vanbrugh's play of 1705, itself an adaptation of Flourent-Carton Dancourt's "Bourgoises a la mode" of 1692. The play is farcical representation of middle-class citizens attempting to act like nobility. A verse prologue states that this is the author's first attempt at adaptation, which he has completed because "the wit of Vanbrugh is now out of fashion: language and humour vary with the times."
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
The Confederacy A Comedy Alter'd from Sr. John Vanbrugh. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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The Confederacy A Comedy Alter'd from Sr. John Vanbrugh. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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