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The Brazen Age (The Age of Brass)

Heywood, Thomas, published 1613 · classical legend or myth · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Brazen Age (The Age of Brass)
AuthorHeywood, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1613
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 313 · edition 719 · TCP A03189 · DEEP 595
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1611 [1610-1611]
First performance (BritDrama)1611
Company (BritDrama)Queen Anne's Men
Company (Annals)Queen Anne's Men (and King's Men [?])
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
PublisherRand, Samuel
FormatQuarto
STC13310
Greg313a
Genre (Annals)Classical Legend
Genre (BritDrama)Classical Myth
BritDrama no.1653
Title pageTHE BRAZEN AGE, The first Act containing, The death of the Centaure Nessus, THE SECOND, The Tragedy of Meleager: THE THIRD The Tragedy of Iason and Medea. THE FOVRTH. VVLCANS NET. THE FIFTH. The Labours and death of HERCVLES:
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10–64487T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.76AS the world grows in years ('tis the heavens curse) Men's sins increase; the pristine times were best: The Ag…
265–132491T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.84Clamours from afar, Tell us these Champions are addresed for war. Stand forth you warlike Champions, and expre…
3133–197476T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.90Be'st thou a God or hellhound thus trans-shaped, Thy terror frights not me, serpent or devil I'll pash thee. F…
4198–265492T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.87Were't 'gainst the lions in chimaera bred, Or those rude Bears that breed in Caucasus: The Hyrcan Tigers or th…
5266–335524T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.85That done return for us: fair Deianeira, White as the garden lily, pyren snow, Or rocks of Crystal hardened by…
6336–406511T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.85Though I my love mistrust not, yet this counsel I'll not despise: this if my Lord should stray, Shall to my de…
7407–467486unassignedWhy doth Adonis fly the Queen of love? And shun this ivory girdle of my arms? To be thus scarfed the dreadful …
8468–535487unassignedThe Calidonian Boar, To which the Princes and best spirits of Greece Are now assembled. I beshrew thee boy, Th…
9536–605483T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.75That was the cause I Castor, with my brother Pollux, arrived, and left our sister Helen Embraced by our old fa…
10606–673499unassignedCharge bravely then your javelins, send them singing Through the clear air, and aim them at yond fiend, denned…
11674–739495unassignedAnd ere that monster on Atlanta pray, This point of steel shall through his heart make way. Adonis, thou that …
12740–809479unassignedThou stoodst his violence, till thy sharp javelin grated 'gainst his broines, Beneath his shield thou enterd's…
13810–871495unassignedFirst then, we'll royally inter our uncles, And spend some tears upon their funeral rites, That done we'll in …
14872–942503T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.83For fair Atlanta, and your Honours, Lords We banquet you this day: and to begin Our festivals we'll crown this…
15943–1008517unassignedDefend us heaven, what sudden ecstasy Or unexpected torture hath disturbed His health and mirth? Worse than my…
161009–1084545unassignedLet not even Kings against the Gods contest, Lest in this fall their ruins be expressed. Think Hercules, from …
171085–1154507T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.88Thou hast (Aeneas) quickened me from death, And added to my date a second Age. Admit them. 'Tis told us that t…
181155–1222489unassignedLaomedon, I'll toss thee from thy walls, Batter thy gates to shivers with my Club, Nor will I leave these broa…
191223–1290496unassignedAnd he that strives by purchase of this fleece, To weaken us, or shake our Royalty, Must taste the fury of the…
201291–1356513unassignedIf he attempts he dies, what's that to me? Why should Medea fear a stranger's life? Or what's that Iason I sho…
211357–1430558T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.83I long to see this Colchian Lady clad In Hymen's stateliest robes, whom the glad Matrons, Bright Ladies, and I…
221431–1499526unassignedUpon the safeguard of this golden Fleece Colchos depends, and he that bears it hence Bears with it all our for…
231500–1560488unassignedOetes, how is this rich and precious Fleece, By Iasons sword repurchased, and must turn Unto the place whence …
241561–1636488unassignedA strong guard I will select, and in the dead of night, When they are sunk in Lethe, set upon them, And kill t…
251637–1700485T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.84In vain, our forces are dispersed abroad, Nor have we order to withstand their fury: Best were we to immure ou…
261701–1763491unassignedFair Hesione, I will not lose thy beauty, nor thy youth, Nor part with this my honour, couldst thou give me Fo…
271764–1802517T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.72Why met we else? Here is a place remote, An obscure cave, fit for our amorous sport: In this dark cavern we'll…
281803–1863487T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.73The day-star shines and calls me blushing up. From Tithon's bed to harness Phoebus Steeds. My roseate fingers …
291864–1926498unassignedBehold, this is thy doom, thy negligence Thus I'll chastise, thou shalt thy human shape Henceforth forego, I w…
301927–1994503T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.83'Twas marvel you did not break your neck. Had I not been derived from Godlike seed, Trust me Pyragmon I had do…
311995–2058507T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.79Vulcan be advised, I have had notice where they use to meet, Couldst not devise to catch them by some wile? An…
322059–2126504T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.77God Mars, good words; This is a fight in which you use no swords. You have left your steel behind. Sweet vulca…
332127–2196512T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.86Our last Act comes, which lest it tedious grow, What is too long in word, accept in show. Think Hercules his l…
342197–2274508T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.78Why so, this is a power infused in love, Beyond all magic; Is't not strange to see A woman's beauty tame the T…
352275–2351500T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.83And are not we the man? see Telamon, A woman do this? we would see the Theban, That Cacus slew, Busiris sacrif…
362352–2420523T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.81By Ioue she shall not, first I'll rend these eyes out, That sotted with the love of Omphale Hath trans-shaped …
372421–2486475T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.88Never was Hercules so much himself, How will this news glad Deianeira's heart, Or how this sight enrage fair O…
382487–2549478T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.81Why this is well, once more repair Ioues Altar. Kindle these holy Tapers and proceed. To pluck the Thunderer f…
392550–2615484T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.88Thus, thus, thy limbs about my head I twine, euboean sea receive him, for he's thine. Princes, his torments ar…
402616–2676480T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.86The monster Cacus; thousands more than these, That Hercules in death dares thee to chide, And shows his spirit…