Campaspe (Alexander, Campaspe, and Diogenes)

Lyly, John, published 1584 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional

25chunks

13,169words

6topics

73 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Campaspe (Alexander, Campaspe, and Diogenes)
Author	Lyly, John
Publication year (edition)	1584
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy;classical legend
Play type	Boys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 84 · edition 140 · TCP A06583 · DEEP 115
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	c.1583
First performance (BritDrama)	1583
Company (BritDrama)	Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys)
Company (Annals)	Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys)
Theater	before the Court;
Title-page company	Children of the Chapel (first); Children of Paul's (first)
Printer	Dawson, Thomas
Publisher	Cadman, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	17047.5
Greg	84a
Genre (Annals)	Classical Legend (Comedy)
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	746
Title page	A moste excellent Comedie of Alexander, Campaspe, and Diogenes,
Title-page performance note	Played beefore the Queenes Maiestie on twelfe day at night, by her Maiesties children, and the children of Poules.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 580 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

72.5 %

T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla

8.1 %

T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint

4.0 %

T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma

3.9 %

T35 Fools, wit and railing

3.9 %

T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and

3.9 %

T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so

3.7 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–1	594	unassigned		THey that fear the flinging of Wasps make fans of peacocks tails, whose spots are like eyes. And Lepidus, whic…
2	2–15	527	T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla	0.74	PArmenio, I cannot tell whether I should more commend in Alexander's victories, courage, or courtesy, in the o…
3	16–36	537	T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla	0.77	Then if it be such a thing to be Alexander, I hope it shallbe no miserable thing to be a virgin. For if he sav…
4	37–60	528	unassigned		Manes had reason: for his name foretold as much. My name? how so sir boy? You know that it is called Mons, à m…
5	61–70	495	unassigned		But how dost thou then live? With fine jests, sweet air, & the dogs alms. Well, for this time I will staunch t…
6	71–96	535	unassigned		I am of this mind, that that first mover, which you term God, is the instrument of all the movings, which we a…
7	97–142	523	unassigned		Hephestion, methinks they have answered all well, and in such questions I mean often to try them. It is better…
8	143–179	542	unassigned		Well then Granichus, be thou a painter to amend thine ill face, and thou Psyllus a Philosopher to correct thin…
9	180–180	556	unassigned		I cannot tell Alexander, whether the report be more shameful to be heard, or the cause sorrowful to be believe…
10	181–206	502	unassigned		My case were light Hephestion, and not worthy to be called love, if reason were a remedy, or sentences could s…
11	207–231	508	unassigned		If Alexander have any thing that may pleasure Diogenes, let me know, and take it. Then take not from me, that …
12	232–270	512	T35 Fools, wit and railing	0.74	They that know thee, know that. But dost thou not remember that we have certain liquor to confer withal. ay, b…
13	271–307	508	T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and	0.77	A fair woman, but a foul deceit. This is Alcmena, unto whom Iupiter came in shape of Amphitrion her husband, a…
14	308–336	493	T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so	0.76	Parmenio, and Clytus, I would have you both ready to go into Persia about an embassage no less profitable to m…
15	337–374	473	unassigned		Aurelius would in one hour colour four faces. I marvel in half an hour he did not four. Why, is it so easy? No…
16	375–376	600	unassigned		I will cudgel your body for it, and then will I say it was nobody, because it was no honest body. Away in. Unf…
17	377–389	545	unassigned		This is the place, the day, the time, that Diogenes hath appointed to fly. I will not lose the flight of so fa…
18	390–416	535	unassigned		Thou ravest Diogenes, for thy life is different from thy words. Did not, I see thee come out of a brothel hous…
19	417–437	527	unassigned		I would they did. I would they did not. Why, would you have them dissemble? Not in love, but their love. But w…
20	438–468	530	unassigned		You are disposed to mistake, I hope you do not mistrust. What will you say, if Alexander perceive your love? I…
21	469–496	527	unassigned		I must needs believe there are Gods: for I think thee an enemy to them. Why so? Because thou hast taught one o…
22	497–515	529	unassigned		It is true Lays, a featherbed hath no fellow, good drink makes good blood, and shall pelting words spill it? I…
23	516–556	531	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.83	Forget not your lesson I marvel what your device shallbe. The event shall prove. I pity the poor painter, if h…
24	557–574	499	unassigned		Not love her: but your Majesty knows that painters in their last works are said to excel themselves, and in th…
25	575–579	513	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.76	Page, go warn Clytus and Parmenio and the other Lords to be in a readiness, let the trumpet sound, strike up t…

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