Theatrum triumphans or A discourse of plays. Shewing the lawfulness and excellent use of drammatique poesy, and vindicateing the stage from all those groundless calumnies and misrepresentations, wherewith it is aspersed. Wherein all scruples are removed, and the vain objections of Histro-matrix [sic] and others fully answered and confuted, their mistaken allegations of Scripture and fathers discovered, and their pretended reasons manifested to be nothing but their passions. Written by the learned Sir Richard Baker, Kt

All titles

• Theatrum triumphans or A discourse of plays. Shewing the lawfulness and excellent use of drammatique poesy, and vindicateing the stage from all those groundless calumnies and misrepresentations, wherewith it is aspersed. Wherein all scruples are removed, and the vain objections of Histro-matrix [sic] and others fully answered and confuted, their mistaken allegations of Scripture and fathers discovered, and their pretended reasons manifested to be nothing but their passions. Written by the learned Sir Richard Baker, Kt
• Theatrum redivivum
• Discourse of plays; Theatre vindicated

People / Organizations

• Richard Baker (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by S.G. and B.G. for Francis Eglesfield at the Marigold in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1670.

Added name

Eglesfield, Francis, bookseller.

Publication year

1670

ESTC No.

R2887

Grub Street ID

111901

Description

[8], 141, [3] p. ; 8°.

Note

In part a reply to: Prynne, William. Histrio-mastix

Running title reads: The theatre vindicated

The last leaf is blank

A reissue, with cancel title page, of: Theatrum redivivum

Signatures: A]4] B-K]8.