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The Masque of Blackness (The Twelfth Night's Revels)

Jonson, Ben, published 1616 · masque · Occasional;Nonprofessional · other editions of this work: 631 (1608) · other edition — not in the analysis

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TitleThe Masque of Blackness (The Twelfth Night's Revels)
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1616
Genre (British Drama)masque
Genre group (comparison)masque — from the British Drama label · Annals: masque
Play typeOccasional;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 269 · edition 632 · TCP A04632 · DEEP 5074.22
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)1605 [Jan 6]
First performance (BritDrama)1605 [Jan 6]
Theaterbefore the Court;Whitehall;
FormatFolio
Greg269b
Genre (Annals)Masque
Genre (BritDrama)Masque
BritDrama no.1453
Title page[HT; 4F3r] THE QVEENES MASQVES. The first, OF BLACKNESSE:
Title-page performance notePersonated at the Court, at WHITE-HALL, on the Twelu'th night, 1605.
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