Author:James Shirley
Appearance
Works
[edit]Plays
[edit]Comedy
[edit]- The Wedding (1629)
- Love Tricks; or, the School of Compliments (1631)
- The Changes, or, Love in a maze (1632)
- The Bird in a Cage (1633)
- The Wittie Faire one (1633)
- Hide-Parke (1637)
- The Gamester (1637)
- The Lady of Pleasure (1637)
- The Ball (1639), possibly including contributions by George Chapman
- The Humorous Courtier (1640)
- The Opportunity (1640)
- The Constant Maid; or, Love will find out the Way (1640)
- The Coronation (1640) (sometimes attributed to John Fletcher}
- The Brothers (1653)
- The Sisters (1653)
Tragedy
[edit]- The Traytor (1635)
- Chabot, Admiral of France (1639), predominantly by George Chapman
- The Maides Revenge (1639)
- Love's Crueltie (1640)
- St. Patrick for Ireland, a History (1640). (First part only, the second was never publish'd.)
- The Cardinal (1652)
- The Politician (1655)
Tragi-comedy
[edit]- The Grateful Servant (1630)
- The Example (1637)
- The Young Admirall (1637)
- The Duke's Mistress (1638)
- The Royall Master (1638)
- The Doubtful Heir (1652)
- The Imposture (1652)
- A Court Secret (1653)
- The Gentleman of Venice (1655)
Pastoral
[edit]- Arcadia (1614)
Masque
[edit]- A Contention for Honour and Riches (1633)
- The Triumphs of Peace (1634)
- The Triumph of Beautie (1646)
- Cupid and Death (1653)
- Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for Achilles's Armour (1659)
- Honoria and Mammon (1659), an enlarged version of A Contention for Honour and Riches
Poetry
[edit]- Poems (1646)
Collected works
[edit]- The Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley (1833), by Alexander Dyce (in 6 vols.) (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Works about Shirley
[edit]- "James Shirley," in The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets (pp. 131−134), by Gerard Langbaine, London: Thomas Leigh (1698)
- "James Shirley" (1882), a sonnet by Algernon Charles Swinburne
- "Shirley, James," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Shirley, James," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (v. 21) (1886)
- "Shirley, James," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Shirley, James," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Shirley, James," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "James Shirley," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Shirley, James," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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