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Nahum Tate [1681], The History of King Richard The Second. Acted at the Theatre Royal, Under the Name of the Sicilian Usurper. With a Prefatory Epistle in Vindication of the author. Occasion'd by the prohibition of this play on the Stage. By N. Tate (Printed for Richard Tonson, and Jacob Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S31300]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Note return to page 1 At the time Tate's adaptation appeared, in 1680, Charles II was experiencing such political difficulties that no play depicting the feasibility of deposing an English king could possibly be tolerated, and despite Tate's attempt to circumvent censorship by giving all his characters Italian names and retitling the play THE SICILIAN USURPER it was successfully suppressed.
Note return to page 2 *Epst. Ded. to the Span. Fryar.
Nahum Tate [1681], The History of King Richard The Second. Acted at the Theatre Royal, Under the Name of the Sicilian Usurper. With a Prefatory Epistle in Vindication of the author. Occasion'd by the prohibition of this play on the Stage. By N. Tate (Printed for Richard Tonson, and Jacob Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S31300]. |
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