Bale, John, published 1547 · biblical play · Interlude;Nonprofessional
| Title | The Temptation of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, by Satan in the Desert |
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| Author | Bale, John |
| Publication year (edition) | 1547 |
| Genre (British Drama) | biblical play |
| Genre group (comparison) | other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: mystery |
| Play type | Interlude;Nonprofessional |
| Work / edition / TCP / DEEP | work 23 · edition 39 · TCP A02658 · DEEP 33 |
| Edition role | Representative edition — used in the analysis |
| First performance / composition (Annals) | 1538 |
| First performance (BritDrama) | 1538 |
| Printer | Straten, Derick van der |
| Publisher | Straten, Derick van der |
| Format | Quarto |
| STC | 1279 |
| Greg | 23a |
| Genre (Annals) | Anti-Catholic Mystery |
| Genre (BritDrama) | Biblical |
| BritDrama no. | 61 |
| Title page | A brefe Comedy or enterlude concernynge the temptacyon of our lorde and sauer Iesus Christ, by Sathan in the desart. ... Iesus was led from thens of the sprete into the wyldernes, to be tempted of the deuyll. And whan he had fasted fourty dayes and fourty nyghtes, he was at last an hungered. Mathei iiij. |
| Title-page performance note | [in single column, centered above others] Interlocutores. [in double columns] Iesus Christus. Satan tentator. | Angelus primus. Angelus alter. [in single column, centered below others] Baleus Prolocutor. |
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