Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Thersites

Udall, Nicholas, published 1562 · comedy · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

TitleThersites
AuthorUdall, Nicholas
Publication year (edition)1562
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: interlude
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 37 · edition 66 · TCP A13664 · DEEP 57
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1537 [Oct 12-24]
First performance (BritDrama)1537 [Oct] [1530-1537]
PrinterTisdale, John
PublisherTisdale, John
FormatQuarto
STC23949
Greg37a
Genre (Annals)Interlude
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.49
Title pageA new Enterlude called Thersytes Thys Enterlude Folowynge Dothe Declare howe that the greatest boesters are not the greatest doers.
Title-page performance noteThe names of the players [in single column] Thersites A boster. | Mulciber A smyth. | Mater A mother. | Miles A knyght. | Telemachus A childe.
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10–51485unassignedHave in a ruffler forth of the greke land Called Thersites, if ye will me know aback, give me room, in my way …
252–109465unassignedGods passion Mulciber where is thy wit & memory I would have a salad made of steel Why sir▪ in your stomach lo…
3110–167492unassignedBokell on this habergyn as fast as thou can And fear for the meeting of neither beast nor man if it were possi…
4168–229497unassignedCan be able me to withstand Or me to overthrow But Mulciber, yet I must the desire To make me briggen irons fo…
5230–281482T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.82Truly I have such a one in my shop that will pair iron as it were a rope have, here it is, gird it to thy side…
6282–351521T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.80No mother no, I am not of such iniquity That I will defile my hands upon the. But be content mother, for I wil…
7352–408503unassignedI say arise who so ever will fight I am to battle here ready dyghte Come hither other swain or knight Let me s…
8409–471517T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.72Is not this a worthy knight that with a snail dareth not fight Except he have his servants aid Is this the cha…
9472–533525T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.71Now where is any more that will me assail I will turn him and toss him both top and tail if he be stronger tha…
10534–621533T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.68Lo friends ye may see what great men write to me As entirely as heart can think Or scrivener can write with yu…
11622–694542unassignedCursest thou old whore? bless me again Or I will bless thee, that shall be to thy pain He will kill me He will…
12695–758535unassignedTelemachus lie down upright on the ground And stir not once for a thousand pound I am ready here pressed To do…
13759–840533T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.67No pretty boy, but do thou us two commend to thy father and mother, tell them that we intend Both my mother an…
14841–917539unassignedBreak did one of the forms feet that she did stand on And down fell she anon And forth withal As she did fall …