Lost and Found: William Boyle's Jugurth.

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  • Author(s): Kiefer, Frederick
  • Source:
    Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England (Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation). 2015, Vol. 28, p17-29. 13p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      15th & 16th century drama; Boyle, William; Lost literature; Bellum Iugurthinum (Book); Early modern English drama
    • Abstract:
      An essay is presented on the play "Jugurth" by William Boyle which has been considered a lost play. It discusses the career history of Boyle, also known as William Birde, William Bird or William Bourne, the assumption that "Jugurth" was staged in February 1600 and the play's plot being based on historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus' book "Bellum Iugurthinum." It also focuses on the connection between Boyle's play and fellow playwright William Shakespeare's Elizabethan tragedies.