The misfortunes of Arthur
By: by Thomas Hughes and others, ed. with an introduction, notes and glossary by Harvey Carson Grumbine.
Contributors: Grumbine, Harvey Carson.; Trotte, Nicholas, fl. 1588.; Fulbeck, William, 1560-1603?; Flower, Francis, fl. 1588.
Series: Litterarhistorische forschungen.  Hrsg. von J. Schick... und M. v. Waldberg, 14 hft; Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1800
Publisher: E. Felber
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 265
Notes: The text is based upon the quarto edition of 1587-88, of which only two copies are known to exist, and includes reproduction of t.-p. of the copy in the British Museum: Certaine de- u<is>es and shewes presented to her Maiestie by the Gentlemen of Grayes-Inne at her Highnesse Court in Greenewich, the twenty eighth day of Februarie in the thirtieth yeare of her Maiesties most happy raigne. <A crest; probably that of the printer.>  At London Printed by Robert Robinson, 1587.

The entire body of the drama was written by Thomas Hughes, the introduction by Nicholas Trotte, the chorus for the first and second acts by Francis Flower, the dumb shows were partly devised by Christopher Yelverton, Francis Bacon, John Lancaster, and others, partly by F. Flower; William Fulbecke contributed two speeches.  cf. p. [53]-59.

Micro-opaque of original in New York Public Library. New York, Readex Microprint, 1955. 3 cards. 22.6 x 14.8 cm. (Three centuries of drama: English 1516-1641) (Three centuries of English and American plays 1500-1800).
Table of contents: title: Preface.; title: Importance of the play.; title: The sourcs of the play.; title: The authors.; title: The verse.; title: The editions of the play. Its spelling and punctuation. Some orthographical signs.; title: Textual corrections-slips.; title: The text.; title: Notes.; title: Word-list.; title: Appendix.