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The World Tossed At Tennis
''The World Tossed at Tennis'' is a Literature in English#Jacobean literature, Jacobean era masque composed by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, first published in 1620. It was likely acted on 4 March 1620 (Old Style and New Style dates, new style) at Somerset House, Denmark House. Middleton and Rowley conducted one of the most interesting collaborative efforts in English Renaissance theatre, English Renaissance drama; together they produced significant works, ''The Changeling (play), The Changeling'' and ''A Fair Quarrel''. Their only masque is one of the stranger and more original literary products of their generation. Publication ''A Courtly Masque; the Device called, the World tost at Tennis'' was entered into the Stationers' Register on 4 July 1620, and published later that year in a book size, quarto printed by George Purslowe for the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, stationer Edward Wright. The title page assigns authorship to Middleton and Rowley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literature In English
English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines English literature more narrowly as, "the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are treated separately under American literature, Australian literature, Canadian literature, and New Zealand literature." However, despite this, it includes literature from the Republic of Ireland, "Anglo-American modernism", and discusses post-colonial literature. ; See also full articles on American literature and other literatures in the English language. The English language has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English, a set of Angl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
