First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647)
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The First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647) is the earliest collected edition of the collaborative plays of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, a landmark publication in early modern English drama.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beaumont and Fletcher First Folio | 2 |
| Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647 | 1 |
| First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647) Context triple: [Beaumont and Fletcher, workPublishedIn, First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647)]
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A.
Second Folio of Shakespeare
The Second Folio of Shakespeare is the 1632 second collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, notable for reprinting and slightly revising the landmark First Folio text.
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B.
First Folio of Shakespeare
The First Folio of Shakespeare is the 1623 collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, regarded as the most authoritative early source for many of his works and a cornerstone of English literary history.
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C.
Shakespeare quartos
Shakespeare quartos are early, individually printed editions of William Shakespeare’s plays that provide crucial evidence about the texts’ original forms and their publication history.
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D.
Queen Henrietta's Men
Queen Henrietta's Men was a prominent Caroline-era English playing company active in the 1620s and 1630s, known for performing at the Cockpit Theatre and for its association with Queen Henrietta Maria.
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E.
Children of the Queen's Revels
Children of the Queen's Revels was a prominent early 17th-century English boy acting company known for performing satirical and innovative plays in the Jacobean theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647) Target entity description: The First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647) is the earliest collected edition of the collaborative plays of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, a landmark publication in early modern English drama.
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A.
Second Folio of Shakespeare
The Second Folio of Shakespeare is the 1632 second collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, notable for reprinting and slightly revising the landmark First Folio text.
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B.
First Folio of Shakespeare
The First Folio of Shakespeare is the 1623 collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, regarded as the most authoritative early source for many of his works and a cornerstone of English literary history.
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C.
Shakespeare quartos
Shakespeare quartos are early, individually printed editions of William Shakespeare’s plays that provide crucial evidence about the texts’ original forms and their publication history.
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D.
Queen Henrietta's Men
Queen Henrietta's Men was a prominent Caroline-era English playing company active in the 1620s and 1630s, known for performing at the Cockpit Theatre and for its association with Queen Henrietta Maria.
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E.
Children of the Queen's Revels
Children of the Queen's Revels was a prominent early 17th-century English boy acting company known for performing satirical and innovative plays in the Jacobean theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern play collection
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folio edition ⓘ printed book ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPlays | over 30 ⓘ |
| authors |
Francis Beaumont
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John Fletcher ⓘ |
| collects |
collaborative plays of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
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plays attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher with other collaborators ⓘ |
| containsWorksBy |
Francis Beaumont
ⓘ
John Fletcher ⓘ collaborators of Beaumont and Fletcher ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | England ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | early modern English drama ⓘ |
| format | folio ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| includesGenre | courtly tragicomedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century editors of English drama
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Restoration drama ⓘ |
| isComparableTo |
First Folio of William Shakespeare
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linked to:
First Folio of Shakespeare
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| isEarliestCollectedEditionOf | plays of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ⓘ |
| isLandmarkIn |
canonization of Beaumont and Fletcher
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publication history of English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| materialType | printed paper book ⓘ |
| periodCovered |
Caroline drama
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Jacobean drama ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| primaryAuthorsRole | dramatists ⓘ |
| printingContext | post-English Civil War London book trade ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1647 ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Beaumont and Fletcher First Folio
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linked to:
First Folio of Beaumont and Fletcher (1647)
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| significance |
helped establish Beaumont and Fletcher as canonical English dramatists
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major source for the textual transmission of Beaumont and Fletcher’s plays ⓘ |
| studyField |
Renaissance drama studies
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bibliography ⓘ textual scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book history research
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scholarly studies in authorship attribution ⓘ scholarly studies in textual criticism ⓘ |
| title | Comedies and Tragedies Written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Gentlemen ⓘ |
| typicalHolding | rare book library collections ⓘ |
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