The Two Gentlemen of Verona
William Shakespeare Kenneth Deighton
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(Forgotten Books, June 11, 2012)
Date of the Play. Though the earliest mention we have ofT heT woG entlemen of Verona is that in Mere slist of 1598, it was evidently written much earlier, probably about 1591. The exact date, however, is of little importance, since construction, thought, language, and character of metre alike point to its being one of Shakespeare searliest efforts. Sources of the Plot. For some of the incidents of the playS hakespeare was probably indebted, as the commentators have pointed out, to the story of the shepherdess Felismena in theD iana of Montemayor, aS panish romance translated into English about the close of the sixteenth century, or to a play entitled The History ofF elix and Philiomena which was played at Greenwich in 1584. Other incidents are traced to Bandello snovel of A jpollonnis and Lylla, while Valentine sencomium on solitude and his consenting to become head of the bandits are supposed to be taken from Sidney sA rcadia, The Story. This opens at Verona, the native city of the Two Gentlemen, Valentine and Proteus, who have long been fast friends.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at