The Parson's revels

Cynthia

by Richard Nugent

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With an introduction by Anne Fogarty. Published in an edition of 250 copies. Cynthia (1604) is a fascinating sonnet sequence by Richard Nugent, a member of a long-established...
Author/Editor: Angelina Lynch, editor

A tragedy of Cola's furie or Lirenda's miserie

by Henry Burkhead

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Introduction by Patricia Coughlan. Cola’s Furie (1646) by Henry Burkhead was published in Kilkenny during the Catholic Confederacy. A fascinating composite of history play and revenge tragedy, the...
Author/Editor: Angelina Lynch, editor

Landgartha: a tragie-comedy

By Henry Burnell

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Landgartha (1641), first performed in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day 1640, was the last play produced before political unrest forced the closure of Dublin’s only theatre. Staged the...
Author/Editor: Deana Rankin editor