| 单词 | foul papers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoul papers foul papers n. now chiefly historical a draft or working manuscript; esp. the playwright's working copy of a play's text, as opposed to a fair copy presented to the prompter, printer, or licenser.In later use chiefly with reference to the works and textual and theatrical practices of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > preliminary or rough copy draught1528 rough draft1576 foul papers1601 rough copy1638 essay1656 concept1658 draft1769 upset1841 1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxvi. sig. O6v The many idle lines of Louers, who haue made many foule Papers, for the sakes of their faire Mistresse. c1625 in Library (1925) 4th Ser. 6 152 The Booke where by it was first Acted from is lost: and this hath beene transcribed from the fowle papers of the Authors wch were found. a1729 W. Congreve Let. in C. Wilson Mem. Life W. Congreve (1730) 141 Six years after his Death..from his foul Papers, truly so called, muster up seven very stupid Letters upon the Sentiments of the two first Acts of Cato. 1932 Rev. Eng. Stud. 8 226 (note) It is composed of Heywood's foul papers. 2006 G. Ioppolo Dramatists & their Manuscripts in Age of Shakespeare 104 Succeeding scholars who have examined the manuscript in person have largely accepted Greg's claims that Hand D represents Shakespeare's foul papers. < as lemmas |
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