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Ravenscroft, Titus Andronicus, or The Rape of Lavinia (Preface)

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Ravenscroft’s Preface reflects the precipitous drop in the popularity of Titus Andronicus, now seen as “a heap of Rubbish,” needing revision to be made acceptable.

Tags: 17th century, adaptations, Peele, race, Ravenscroft, revisions, Titus Andronicus, tragedy

Tate, The History of King Lear (Title)

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Tags: 17th century, adaptations, genres, history, Jonson, King Lear, revisions, Tate, tragedy

Dryden and Davenant, The Tempest, or the Enchanted Island (Prologue)

Prologue to the Tempest

Tags: 17th century, adaptations, Davenant, Dryden, revisions, romance, Tempest

Pope, The Works of Mr. William Shakespear

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Tags: 17th century, 18th century, folios, Pope, quartos, Theobald

Cibber, The Tragical History of King Richard III (1777)

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Excerpt: The 1777 edition no longer allows readers to see where Cibber has used, adapted, or added to Shakespeare’s text.

Tags: 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Cibber, history, revisions, Richard III, tragedy

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