Andria (The Woman from Andros)

Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice, published 1588 · comedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted

31chunks

15,423words

3topics

48 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Andria (The Woman from Andros)
Author	Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice
Publication year (edition)	1588
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play type	Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 91 · edition 153 · TCP A13611 · DEEP 126
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1588
First performance (BritDrama)	1587 [Dec]
Printer	East, Thomas
Publisher	Woodcock, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	23895
Greg	91a
Genre (Annals)	Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	791
Title page	ANDRIA The first Comoedie ... in English. A furtherance for the attainment vnto the right knowledge, & true proprietie, of the Latin Tong. And also a commodious meane of help, to such as haue forgotten Latin, for their speedy recouering of habilitie, to vnderstand, write, and speake the same.
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Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

48.1 %

T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat

42.0 %

T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma

6.6 %

T11 Siblings, kin and confidants

3.2 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–16	513	unassigned		SIrs, have in these things: dispatch. Sosia stay thou here. I will speak a word or two with thee. I know your …
2	17–26	485	unassigned		He took him to a wise course of living, for nowadays, Flattery gains Friends, and Truth gets Foes. In the mean…
3	27–36	499	T11 Siblings, kin and confidants	0.77	Than specially my son used thither, ever and anon in company with those which loved Chrysis: he was as busy as…
4	37–49	495	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.83	The next day following, Chremes came to me exclaiming what a shameful Act it was, that Pamphilus (as he had fo…
5	50–78	496	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.80	But now he will, and that, as I ween to thy cost. His purpose was to have us brought under hand into fools par…
6	79–80	510	unassigned		IN good earnest Davus it is no time now to be slow and sluggish, so far as I perceived of late by the old man'…
7	81–88	506	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.89	IS this a point of good nature, or a kindly deed? Is this the part of a Father? What might that be? O the fait…
8	89–102	484	unassigned		Who talks here? O Mysis, welcome. God save you master Pamphilus. How doth thy mistress? do you not know? she i…
9	103–136	487	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.79	BYrria, what sayest thou? shall she be married this day to Pamphilus? Yea, even so. How knowest thou? I heard …
10	137–171	478	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.81	According to my heart? Yet at least wise, prolong it for a day or two, while I get me away somewhither, that I…
11	172–188	492	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.89	I know it full well: your father met me erewhile and told me that he would marry you this day to a wife, besid…
12	189–213	479	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.91	What wouldst thou have me to do? that I should yield to marry? O master consider, he is your father, it is har…
13	214–246	512	T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma	0.88	He makes sure account that you will refuse to marry: he hath studied by himself, and is now come out of some s…
14	247–279	493	unassigned		I commend him for it. While he might, & while it stood with his youthful years, he gave himself to love: nor t…
15	280–300	503	unassigned		Whup hoyda: what in all the haste? see a foolish device: as soon as she heard me at the door, she straight fal…
16	301–315	508	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.84	Well sir, you do not yet thoroughly know what manner of man I am. do not I know thee knave? But when I begin t…
17	316–334	510	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.84	O sir, you are the only man I sought. And I you. You come as well as I could wish: There have some been with m…
18	335–367	506	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.87	Well yet, the very worst and uttermost of all, can be but a divorce or separation, if any such matter should h…
19	368–394	512	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.85	Yea truly, ay, and none else.) That thou wilt yet moreover labour my sons amendment. In deed I will do what I …
20	395–408	504	unassigned		Alas that I have not leisure to punish thee as I would: it is now time for me to see to myself, and not to be …
21	409–440	508	T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma	0.89	Yea and by how much the more you are ignorant of my heaviness: This same marriage was not meant or intended fo…
22	441–476	505	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.88	Out alas, I am a forlorn man? This mischief begins now again afresh: Is it meet that both I and she (silly sou…
23	477–501	506	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.88	For a thing that must needs be done. high thee apace. I tell thee, I will be here again by and by. WHat, can o…
24	502–544	492	unassigned		Art thou well in thy wits, that askest me this question? Whom then should I ask, seeing here is nobody else? I…
25	545–569	508	unassigned		Who talketh here? O Chremes, you come, in as good time as may be: hear me what I shall say. I have heard every…
26	570–592	485	unassigned		O gaffer Crito, in good sooth full well dost thou keep thy old wont still. Well, sith I am come hither, bring …
27	593–636	482	unassigned		My master is here, what shall I do. O, all hail to you honest man. Now master, and master Chremes, all things …
28	637–657	491	unassigned		Fie, go to the matter, and cease your evil language. Yea as though there could be any name to ill for this fel…
29	658–687	492	unassigned		cease to pray me, any one of these respects, shall cause me to do it: as either for your own sake, or for that…
30	688–735	491	unassigned		Yea Chremes, there were then many other in Andros, which hard him say the same. Would to God it were no otherw…
31	736–773	491	unassigned		Go to, be it so. But make haste than. I go in straight way. O Blissful and happy day that this is. I I am come…

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