| Author |
Stevenson, William |
| Birthdate |
b. 1530?, d. 1575 (http://wwwlib.umi.com) |
| Filename |
stevenso.e1 |
| Manuscript |
Edition based on ms. in Bodleian; Brit. Mus. has a second ms.
(Brett-Smith 1920:xi) |
| Date of composition |
c1553-1563 |
| Genre |
DRAMA COMEDY |
| Edition |
Brett-Smith, Herbert Francis Brett (ed.).
1920.
Gammar Gvrtons nedle.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin.
Percy reprints, 2. |
| EEBO image |
http://wwwlib.umi.com/eebo/image/11647 |
| Sample |
Exhaustive sample.
Page references by verse number:
3.1-7.44 (Penn 1),
7.1-16.57 (Helsinki 1),
16.1-53.36 (Penn 2),
53.1-70.336 (Helsinki 2)
Page references by line number:
3.1-7.20 (Penn 1),
7.21-16.3 (Helsinki 1),
16.4-53.13 (Penn 2),
53.14-70.27 (Helsinki 2) |
| Remarks |
Supplemented by part of udall.e1.
Helsinki gives the page references for this play by verse number
rather than line number, making it possible, for instance, for verse 44 on
p. 7 to precede verse 1 on the same page. For clarity and convenience,
the sample selection above gives both verse numbers and line numbers.
The authorship of the text is a matter of debate; in addition to William
Stevenson, two other authors have been suggested: John Still (1543-1607)
and John Bridges (c1540-1618; entered Cambridge 1556). Source: Charles
Hunter Ross. 1897. The authorship of Gammer Gurton's Needle. Anglia
19:297ff.
Contractions in this text are not regularized to the modern standard
(deviating from our usual practice). |