Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Amphrisa, or The Forsaken Shepherdess (Polopaea and Alope)

Heywood, Thomas, published 1637 · pastoral · Closet/Unacted;Nonprofessional

5chunks
2,311words
1topics
59 %unassigned

Metadata

TitleAmphrisa, or The Forsaken Shepherdess (Polopaea and Alope)
AuthorHeywood, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1637
Genre (British Drama)pastoral
Genre group (comparison)pastoral — from the British Drama label · Annals: dialogue
Play typeCloset/Unacted;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 530 · edition 1065 · TCP A03241 · DEEP 5105.03
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1635
First performance (BritDrama)1635 [1630-1637]
FormatOctavo
Greg530a
Genre (Annals)Dialogue
Genre (BritDrama)Pastoral
BritDrama no.2510
Title page[RT; N8v] Pelopæa and Alope.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 345 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned
59.2 %
40.8 %

Chunks in order

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10–72453unassignedGOod morrow. So to you, fair Shepherdess. What news in our Arcadia? I know none: For well you wots it is no ne…
273–143470T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.66I was thinking, why Parrasius, drawing Youth, Made Love to tickle one side with a feather, To move a smile; an…
3144–208473T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.79It proved, great Queen Your active Nymphs were better breathed than he, For whom we could not overtake, we tir…
4209–275449unassignedMake this apparent. Thus: All the Arcadian Swains & Nymphs that ●● Your brows engird with this forsaken wreath…
5276–344466unassignedWe that have known no greater state Than this we live in, praise our fate: For Courtly silks in cares are spen…