Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Poetaster, or The Arraignment

Jonson, Ben, published 1602 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 423 (1616)

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TitlePoetaster, or The Arraignment
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1602
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 186 · edition 422 · TCP B14290 · DEEP 327
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1601
First performance (BritDrama)1601 [autumn]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the Chapel (second)
Company (Annals)Children of the Chapel (second)
TheaterBlackfriars;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
Title-page companyChildren of the Chapel (second)
PrinterBradock, Richard
PublisherLownes, Matthew
FormatQuarto
STC14781
Greg186a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1296
Title pagePOETASTER or The Arraignment:
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene sundry times priuately acted in the Blacke Friers, by the children of her Maiesties Chappell.
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399–146506T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.67Nay, and he be under their arrest, I may (with safety enough) read over my Elegy, before he come. God's a me! …
4147–163507T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.83No Sir. Yes Sir. I hear of a Tragedy of yours coming forth for the common Players there, called Medea. By my h…
5164–176489T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.73You have sir, a Poem? and where is't? that's the Law you study. Cornelius Gallus borrowed it to read. Corneliu…
6177–190492unassignedThe boy has stayed within for his cue, this half hour. Come, do not whisper to me, but speak it out. what, it …
7191–255497T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.82Boy, you can have but half a share now, boy. 'tis a strange boldness, that accompanies this fellow: Come. I'll…
8256–309496unassignedI, he'll be there too, and my Plautia. And why not your Delia? Yes, and your Corinna. True; but my sweet Tibul…
9310–321508T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.81Come, bring those Perfumes forward a little; and strew some Roses, and Violets here; Fie, here be rooms savour…
10322–352507unassignedI have heard so Sir; and do most vehemently desire to participate the knowledge of her fair Features. Ah, peac…
11353–382507T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.84Marry Lady, if you will entertain them most Courtly, you must do thus: as soon as ever, your maid, or your man…
12383–432496unassignedWife. O, they do so commend me here, the Courtiers! what's the matter now? For the banquet, sweet wife. Yes; a…
13433–486500unassignedNo; this is Hermogenes; as humorous as a Poet though: he is a Musitian. A Musitian? then he can sing. That he …
14487–524500T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.82She should be allowed her Passions, So they were but used as fashions; Sometimes froward, and then frowning, S…
15525–549497unassignedA Scholar Sir? I shall be covetous of your fair knowledge. Gramercy good Horace; Nay, we are new turned Poet t…
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18640–669481unassignedTut, tut: abandon, this idle humour, 'tis nothing but Melancholy. Fore Ioue, now I think out, I am to appear i…
19670–714477unassignedTut, you'll conquer him, as you have done me; There's no standing out against you Sir, I see that. Either your…
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21754–775499T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.85What? no more? Come, thou shalt release him, Minos: what, I'll be his Bail, thou shalt take my word, Old boy, …
22776–791487T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.80'tis a Player, sir. A Player? Call him, call the lousy slave hither; what'l he sail by, and not once strike, o…
23792–831488T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.79Go to then, raise; recover; do; suffer him not to droop, in prospect of a Player, a Rogue, a Stager: put twent…
24832–853492T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.89Nay, and thou dalliest, than I am thy Foe, And Fear shall force, what Friendship cannot win; Thy Death shall b…
25854–880494T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.79Stay: thou shalt see the Moor, ere thou goest: what's he, with the half Arms there, that salutes us out of his…
26881–898502T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.86BUT sweet Lady, say: am I well enough attired for the Court, in sadness? Well enough? excellent well, sweet Th…
27899–929492unassignedIn sincerity, I thank her, Sir. You have a Coach? ha you not? The Princess hath sent her own, Lady. O Venus! t…
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311026–1089499T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.77Yes, Sir. The great God, Iupiter, Of his licentious goodness, Willing to make this Feast, no Fast From any man…
321090–1118502T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.87Here daughter Venus, I drink to thee. Thank you, good Father Iupiter. Why, Mother Iuno! Gods and Fiends! what,…
331119–1168517T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.82Wine, and good Livers, make true lovers: I'll sentence them together. Here Father: here Mother: for shame, dri…
341169–1244543unassignedWhat sight is this? Maecenas, Horace, say; Have we our senses? Do we hear? and see? Or, are these but Imaginar…
351245–1285483T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.78What's become of my little Punk, Venus; and the poult-foote Stinkard, her Husband? ha? O, they are rid home i'…
361286–1342460unassignedBanished the Court? Let me be banished life; Since the chief end of Life is there concluded: Within the Court,…
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401536–1607530unassignedAnd yet so chaste, and tender is his Ear, In suffering in any Syllable to pass, That, he thinks, may become th…
411608–1670518T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.73The course of Heaven, and Fate itself, in this Will Caesar cross; much more all worldly Custom. Custom, in cou…
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502076–2116517unassignedAnd, for a week, or two, see him locked up In some dark Place, removed from Company: He will talk idly else af…