Strange early literary connections between T.P. and Marlowe / Shakespeare in 1578
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In 1578 an anonymous writer (initial Poem poem signed by T.P., experts assume Thomas Procto[e?]r ) published a book „Of the knowledge and conducte of warres..(s.Faksimile)".
In his preface the author presents suspicious "contrarieties" between many different European countrymen like the Skythians, the Turke and Tartarian and Persians which he contrasts with the combative Englishmen .-
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In criticising the English man ("...two onelie poyntes of imperfection...are noted to be in great parte of Englishe men") he contrasts them with the Romans and Carthagians, and especially emphasizes Dido the Queen of Carthago and the rise of the Cathagians in a marginal note (they grew in greatnes, to checke encounter the mightie estate of Rome).-
He compares Alexander the mighty monarch of Persia with the mightie „Victory of Henry the Fifth“ ( s.Blog XXX ) and his most renowne bataille of Agincourt and saundry triumphant conquestes in France. He calls him “Alexander of England“. He mentions the nobleman George Kastrioti (known as George Scanderbeg = Lord „Alexander“) with his victories against the Ottoman empire of the Turkes.-
He mentiones the great Tamberlane (the scythian shepheard) and Bajazet, Emperor of the Turks .- In the course of the book the subject turnes to Machiavelli, to the Fables among women of Canterbury, to Coriolanus, to Caesar, to Anthony and Cleopatry , to Holofernes (like vice was curtoled of his head). Sir Thomas More, King Henry VI and "ungracious" Pucelle of France , King Henry VIII, Touchstone, Hippolytus.. etc etc.
He mentiones the great Tamberlane (the scythian shepheard) and Bajazet, Emperor of the Turks .- In the course of the book the subject turnes to Machiavelli, to the Fables among women of Canterbury, to Coriolanus, to Caesar, to Anthony and Cleopatry , to Holofernes (like vice was curtoled of his head). Sir Thomas More, King Henry VI and "ungracious" Pucelle of France , King Henry VIII, Touchstone, Hippolytus.. etc etc.
The author in 1578 seems to have been fully aware of the upcoming, not yet published literary ideas or projects of Marlowe/Shakespeare.-
Will anyone tell us, that all of these tight literary connections to Marlowe / Shakespeare in 1578, (in their 15th year of life), were produced by a completely unknown writer TP Thomas Procto[e?]r, and is merely a coincidence?-
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