Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Golden Age, or The Lives of Jupiter and Saturn

Heywood, Thomas, published 1611 · classical legend or myth · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Golden Age, or The Lives of Jupiter and Saturn
AuthorHeywood, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1611
Genre (British Drama)classical legend or myth
Genre group (comparison)other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: classical legend
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 294 · edition 687 · TCP A03205 · DEEP 567
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1610 [1609-1611]
First performance (BritDrama)1611
Company (BritDrama)Queen Anne's Men
Company (Annals)Queen Anne's Men
TheaterRed Bull;Outdoor Professional
Theater typeOutdoor
Title-page companyQueen Anne's Men
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
PublisherBarrenger, William
FormatQuarto
STC13325
Greg294a
Genre (Annals)Classical Legend
Genre (BritDrama)Classical Myth
BritDrama no.1637
Title pageTHE GOLDEN AGE. OR The Liues of Jupiter and Saturne, with the deifying of the Heathen Gods. [var.: "defining"]
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene sundry times acted at the Red Bull, by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants.
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10–64480T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.75THE Gods of Greece, whose deities I raised Out of the earth, gave them divinity, The attributes of Sacrifice a…
265–133481T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.73Descend proud upstart, tricked up in stolen weeds Decked in usurped state, and borrowed honours, Resign them t…
3134–171498T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.78Or swear to this, or all our warlike race, Dispersed in several Kingdoms I'll assemble, To conquer thee, and f…
4172–214511T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.67Let his virtues speak for himself: he hath taught his people to sow, to blow, to reap corn, and to scorn acorn…
5215–281499T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.76He is. Admit him: now what doth the Oracle Speak by the Delphian Priest. Thus mighty Saturn. After our Ceremon…
6282–347484T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.77Sweet son. Dear sovereign. He that next replies, Mother or friend, by Saturn's fury dies. Away, fetch me his h…
7348–409490T38 Death, parting and grief at court0.83He shall spare this sweet babe, I'll ransom thee With my own life, the knife that pierceth thee, Will wound th…
8410–475493T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.78I'll wink & strike, come once more reach him hither: For die he must, so Saturn hath decreed, 'Las for a world…
9476–547509T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.80Receive him Lords, a Banquet instantly, You shall this day brave Epire feast with us, And to your board your h…
10548–622507unassignedWe not refuse the bounty of the Heavens Expressed in these your voices; we accept Your patronage, and 'gainst …
11623–687505unassignedBy all my honours, and by all the sweets I hope for in your loves fruition, Your will's your own. You'll not r…
12688–760479unassignedHail beauteous Dian, Queen of shades, That dwells beneath these shadowy glades, Mistress of all those beauteou…
13761–803495unassignedThere I strid too wide. That step was too large for one that professeth the straight order: what a pitiful coi…
14804–870501unassignedNow you're ours, you're welcome, kiss our hand, You promise well, we like you, and will grace you. And if with…
15871–938502unassignedThy bosom lend And by thy soft paps let my hand descend. Nay fie what mean you? prithee let me toy, I would th…
16939–1001458T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.78Now are we strong, our giant Issue grown, Our sons in several kingdoms we have planted, From whence they have …
171002–1076548T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.82None speak, let no harsh voice presume to jar In our distressed care, I am all sad, All horror and affrightmen…
181077–1147478T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.80Amazement, war, the threatening Oracle, All muster strange perplexions 'bout my brain, And rob me of the true …
191148–1214481T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.83Thou hast Sibylla kept that son alive That only can redeem me from this thraldom, Oh how shall we acquaint you…
201215–1262487T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.75Archas my son, my young son Archas, Jupiter's first borne Oh let me hug thee, and a thousand times Embrace the…
211263–1325515T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.80Come then, Arm, Assemble all the powers that we can levy. Archas, we make thee of Pelagia King, As King Lycaon…
221326–1393490T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.79Whence are you that intrude upon our confines? Or what portend you in these hostile sounds Of clamorous war? T…
231394–1456470T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.83Two royal armies then on both sides stand, To view this strange and dreadful Monomachy. Thy fall, Saturnian, a…
241457–1523482T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.78O blind ambition and desire of rain, What horrid mischief wilt not thou devise? The appetite of rule, and thir…
251524–1589477unassignedNay hand him Lords, he is your kinsman too. Archas my son, of fair Calisto borne, I hope fair Iuno it offends …
261590–1630479T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.82That fort I'll scale, Though in attempting it be death to fail. Brothers and Princes, all our Courts rarities …
271631–1686478unassignedThat which alone is better than all these, My liberty. Why am I cloistered thus, And kept a prisoner from the …
281687–1725479T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.73Sirrah, now I have sworn you to secrecy attend your (charge Charge me to the mouth, and till you give fire I'l…
291726–1774478T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.80Admirable! The best that e'er I saw! I'll run and show mine to my Lady. Shut the gate for fear the King come, …
301775–1832504T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.83We are amazed, and the large difference Betwixt your name and habit, breeds in us Fear and distrust. Yet if I …
311833–1882492T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.85Now by thee (For what I most affect, by that I swear) I from this prison will bright Danae bear, And in thy ch…
321883–1949506T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.82Silence that now hath empire through the world Express thy power and Princedom. Charming sleep Death's younger…
331950–2000515T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.77I would I were out of this tower of Brass, & from all these brazen faced Beldames: if we should fall asleep, a…
342001–2074516T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.78'Tis given out, To conquer Argos. But my sister Iuno Suspects some amorous purpose in the King? And blame her …
352075–2145523T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.82Amidst the throng of weapons, acting wonders. Twice did I call aloud to have him fly, And twice he swore he ha…
362146–2208481T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.79Acrisius, Argos, and the world shall know Ioue hath been wronged in this: her further fortunes Canst thou rela…