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| '''Catiline: His Conspiracy''' is a ] ] written by ]. It is one of the two Roman tragedies that Jonson hoped would cement his dramatic achievement and reputation, the other being '']'' (1603). | '''Catiline: His Conspiracy''' is a ] ] written by ]. It is one of the two Roman tragedies that Jonson hoped would cement his dramatic achievement and reputation, the other being '']'' (1603). | ||
| ''Catiline'' was first performed in 1611 by the ] |
The play was first published in ] in 1611 by the stationer Walter Burre. It was reprinted the 1616 folio of Jonson's works. The folio text states that ''Catiline'' was first performed in 1611 by the ], and lists the cast as: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | As its title indicates, the play recounts the story of Lucius Sergius Catilina, anglisized to ], the Roman politician and conspirator of the first century B.C. | ||
| The play was first printed in the 1616 folio of Jonson's works. | |||
| Jonson was not the first playwright of his era to dramatize the story of Catiline. ] wrote a version called ''Catiline's Conspiracies,'' which was acted by Leicester's Men at ] in 1579. A ''Catiline'' (either Gosson's or another play, author unknown) was acted at the home of ] on Jan. 16, 1588. In 1598 or 1599, the Diary of ] records an advance payment of 5 shillings to ], for a play titled ''Catiline's Conspiracy''—though Chettle appears never to have completed writing it. <ref>Chambers, Vol. 1, p. 222 n. 2; Vol. 2, pp. 163, 170, 394; Vol. 3, p. 372.</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | As its title indicates, the play recounts the story of Lucius Sergius Catilina, anglisized to ], the Roman politician and conspirator of the first century |
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| ⚫ | F. E. Halliday, ''A Shakespeare Companion 1564 |
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| *Edmund Kerchever Chambers|Chambers, E. K. ''The Elizabethan Stage.'' 4 Volumes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923. | |||
| ⚫ | *F. E. Halliday, F. E. ''A Shakespeare Companion 1564–1964.'' Baltimore, Penguin, 1964. | ||
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Catiline: His Conspiracy is a Jacobean tragedy written by Ben Jonson. It is one of the two Roman tragedies that Jonson hoped would cement his dramatic achievement and reputation, the other being Sejanus: His Fall (1603).
The play was first published in quarto in 1611 by the stationer Walter Burre. It was reprinted the 1616 folio of Jonson's works. The folio text states that Catiline was first performed in 1611 by the King's Men, and lists the cast as: Richard Burbage, John Heminges, Alexander Cooke, Henry Condell, John Lowin, John Underwood, William Ostler, Nicholas Tooley, Richard Robinson, and William Ecclestone.
As its title indicates, the play recounts the story of Lucius Sergius Catilina, anglisized to Catiline, the Roman politician and conspirator of the first century B.C.
Jonson was not the first playwright of his era to dramatize the story of Catiline. Stephen Gosson wrote a version called Catiline's Conspiracies, which was acted by Leicester's Men at The Theatre in 1579. A Catiline (either Gosson's or another play, author unknown) was acted at the home of William Cecil, 1st Lord Burghley on Jan. 16, 1588. In 1598 or 1599, the Diary of Philip Henslowe records an advance payment of 5 shillings to Henry Chettle, for a play titled Catiline's Conspiracy—though Chettle appears never to have completed writing it.
Notes
- Chambers, Vol. 1, p. 222 n. 2; Vol. 2, pp. 163, 170, 394; Vol. 3, p. 372.
References
- Edmund Kerchever Chambers|Chambers, E. K. The Elizabethan Stage. 4 Volumes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923.
- F. E. Halliday, F. E. A Shakespeare Companion 1564–1964. Baltimore, Penguin, 1964.
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