Rastell, John, published 1520 · not in BritDrama · Interlude;Nonprofessional
| Title | The Nature of the Four Elements (Natura Naturata) |
|---|---|
| Author | Rastell, John |
| Publication year (edition) | 1520 |
| Genre (British Drama) | not in BritDrama |
| Genre group (comparison) | other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: morality;interlude |
| Play type | Interlude;Nonprofessional |
| Work / edition / TCP / DEEP | work 6 · edition 11 · TCP A10439 · DEEP 9 |
| Edition role | Representative edition — used in the analysis |
| First performance / composition (Annals) | 1517 [c.1517-c.1518] |
| Printer | Rastell, John |
| Publisher | Rastell, John |
| Format | Octavo |
| STC | 20722 |
| Greg | 6a |
| Genre (Annals) | Moral Interlude |
| Title page | [HT] A new iuterlude and a mery of the nature of the .iiii. elementes declarynge many proper poyntes of phylosophy naturall/ and of dyuers straunge landys/ and of dyuers straunge effectes & causis/ |
| Title-page performance note | whiche interlude yf ye hole matter be playde wyl conteyne the space of an hour and a halfe/ but yf ye lyst ye may leue out muche of the sad mater as the messengers p[ar]te and some of naturys parte and some of experyens p[ar]te/ & yet the matter wyl depend conuenyently/ and than it wyll not be paste thre quarters of an hour of length. |
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