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Dyce, Alexander
Dyce, Alexander (1798–1869), scholar. His editions include the works of G. Peele (1828 and 1829–39), T. Middleton (1840), Beaumont and Fletcher (1843–6), Marlowe (1850), J. Ford (1869), R. Greene (1831, 1861), and J. Webster (1830, 1857). He produced a full edition of Shakespeare's works (1857, 1864–7) and was the first editor of Sir Thomas More (1844). He left his valuable collection of books and manuscripts to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dyce, Alexander." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dyce, Alexander." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DyceAlexander.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dyce, Alexander." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DyceAlexander.html |
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Alexander Dyce
Alexander Dyce , 1798–1869, Scottish editor. He is best known for his scholarly editions of the works of Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists, including those of George Peele, Robert Greene, John Webster, Christopher Marlowe, Beaumont and Fletcher, and a nine-volume edition of Shakespeare (rev. ed. 1864–67). |
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"Alexander Dyce." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alexander Dyce." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dyce-Ale.html "Alexander Dyce." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dyce-Ale.html |
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