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The Bugbears (1564)

APGRD id
8067
Start date
1564
Production Media
  • Opera, Musical, and related genres
  • Stage-play
Languages
English
Associated ancient works
APGRD Notes
London: British Library, MS Lansdowne 807 fos. 57-77. Text is incomplete, five songs and music appear separately at the end of the MS. Ascribed to John Jeffere, but with evidence of multiple authors. Date is uncertain, although after 1566 seems likely. Written for performance not publication/printing. The plot is an adaptation of Antonfrancesco Grazzini's La Spiritata (1561), with episodes from Gl'ingannati (acted 1531, printed 1537 and reprinted 1563) Terence's Andria.
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/8067
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