Agamemnon (1738)

Original id:

1206

Start date:

6 April 1738

End date:

25 April 1738

Degree of relationship to ancient play:

Adaptation

Media of production:

Stage-play

Languages:

English

Companies:

Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Venue	Festival	Dates	Notes
Drury Lane (London, Greater London, England)		2 April, 1738 to 21 April, 1738	première

Source	Format	Location if held at the APGRD	Pagination
British Drama: An Historical Survey from the Beginnings to the Present Time	Book	library	265-266
A History of English Drama, 1660-1900. Volume 2: Early Eighteenth Century Drama	Book	library	27, 65, 93. 360, 445
The Treatment of the Themes of Classical Tragedy in English Tragedy between 1660 and 1738	Thesis	library	e.g. 2, 5, 7, 9, 84, 116, 131, 132, 145, 171-172, 176-181, 216-218, 233
Banned! A Review of Theatrical Censorship in Britain	Book	library	54
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.1	Book	library	70
Medea in Performance, 1500-2000	Book	library	59, 65, 66, 73
Thomson's Agamemnon and Edward and Eleanora	Journal
Online catalogue record from OLIS, the library catalogue of the University of Oxford	Print-out	archive
Greek Studies in England, 1700-1830	Book	library	159
Letter from Philip Hooker to Amanda Wrigley	Correspondence	archive
Thomson, James (1700-1748): Agamemnon (1738)	Print-out	archive
Alcestis on the British stage	Photocopy	archive	285
Greek Tragedy and the British Stage, 1566-1997	Print-out	archive	118
Agamemnon in Performance: 458 BC to AD 2004	Book	library	69-72, 364

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