Alan et al:
In light of others' dating of the Digby ms as MUCH later than my
portion of it can possibly be, let me quickly say that my research
focused on the Digby KILLING OF THE CHILDREN and THE PLAY OF WISDOM.
Of these two, I can speak authoritatively. Of the rest, I have
little knowledge and have no idea when the compilation was made. But
for the dating of those two texts in Digby, if that is of any
interest, I again refer you to THE PLAY OF WISDOM, where you will
find a focused and detailed argument, either to believe or to
refute!! But that the Macro WISDOM is a direct copy of the DIGBY
there is no doubt whatsoever, so any dating ideas about that text
have to start there.
bst, and that 's the last you will hear of this now-repeated email
until someone responds,
Milla Riggio
>Thank you. The dialect certainly looks rather late to me
>("lyth/myth" for "lyght/myght" for example), but I didn't think it
>was as late as early 16th century, the date of the manuscript.
>Thanks also to David Klausner for the information on the manuscript
>date.
>
>Alan B.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jennifer
>> Roberts-Smith
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 6:54 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: dating the Digby plays
>>
>>
>> Baker, Murphy & Hall say that the dialect is possibly end of
>> the fifteenth
>> century, so a little earlier than the copy, if they're right.
>> This ref. is
>> on p. xxxii of their introduction.
>> Jennifer
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David N. Klausner
>> Sent: June 9, 2004 8:44 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: dating the Digby plays
>>
>> Digby 133 is a composite manuscript, with several parts
>> dating from the seventeenth century; the watermarks in the
>> paper on which Mary Mag. is written would support a date of
>> around 1520, give or take half a decade or so. This date is
>> also supported by the hand, which is transitional Anglicana
>> > Secretary. You have to keep in mind, of course, that the
>> date of the manuscript and the date of the composition of
>> the play may be significantly different!
>> --
>> David N. Klausner, Professor of English and Medieval Studies
>> Director, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
> > voice: 416-978-5422 fax: 416-971-1398
> >
> > "Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable."
> > Samuel Johnson
> >
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