Chadwyck-Healey English Prose Drama Database
Chadwyck-Healey English Prose Drama Database
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From the Publisher of the English Prose Drama Database, Chadwyck-Healey:
Welcome to English Prose Drama: the Full-Text Database.
The database comprises 1653 plays written by 356 named authors
and 42 anonymous works.
Editorial Policy
English Prose Drama contains works in English
acted on or intended for the stage which are either wholly or
predominantly in prose. Dramatic works wholly or predominantly
in verse appear in English Verse Drama: the Full-Text
Database. In addition to plays, English Prose
Drama also covers masques, entertainments, and certain
closet dramas. The database includes both original works, and
adaptations and translations.
The choice of editions has been made under the guidance of
the Editorial Board. Generally, the first authorised edition
of each play has been used, except in cases where authorial
revision or enlargement renders a later edition preferable.
The entire text of each prose drama is included. Any accompanying
text written by the playwright forming an integral part of the
work, such as epigraphs, dramatis personæ and notes,
is generally also included, along with commendatory and prefatory
poems by both the playwright and others.
Last modified:
June 27, 2005
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