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The influences behind The Last Days of Disco

31 works across 28 centuries, back to Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Psalms) and Iliad.

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  1. 1562

    The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet

    Arthur Brooke

    Elizabethan. England. Written in English.

    Long narrative poem in poulter's measure telling the Romeo and Juliet story.

    What it handed down

    To Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595 (printed 1597))

    Direct source, well documented.

    Brooke's poem was Shakespeare's main source, supplying the plot, the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence, and many details. Shakespeare compressed Brooke's months of action into a few days.

    Where it came from

    Find “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet” on Amazon

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