Tamburlaine the Great, 1 | Folger: Early Modern English Drama

Tamburlaine the Great. Who, from a Scythian Shephearde, by his rare and woonderfull Conquests, became a most puissant and mightye Monarque. And (for his tyranny, and terrour in Warre) was tearmed, The Scourge of God.

Performance statement:

Deuided into two Tragicall Discourses, as they were sundrie times shewed vpon Stages in the Citie of London. By the right honorable the Lord Admyrall, his seruantes.

Publication Statement:

Now first, and newlie published.

Imprint:

LONDON. Printed by Richard Ihones: at the signe of the Rose and Crowne neere Holborne Bridge. 1590.

Internal Title Page

Title:

[half-title: A3r] The two tragicall D[is]courses of mighty Tamburlaine, the Scythian Shepheard. &c.

Title page company(s):

Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men

Title page theater(s):

Title page date:

1590

Stationer Information

Location:

London

Printer(s):

Richard Jones

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Publisher(s):

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Bookseller(s):

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Physical Description

Format:

octavo

Published as part of a pair of plays, containing: Tamburlaine the Great, 1; Tamburlaine the Great, 2.

Paratextual materials:

TO THE READER: "To the Reader" headed "To the Gentlemen Readers: and others that take pleasure in reading Histories" signed "R. I. Printer" (Richard Jones) [A2r]
OTHER PARATEXTS: Woodcut portrait of "Tamburlaine, the great" [F2v]

Performance

First performance:

[1587–1588]

First performed by:

Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men