737:
413:
most closely, whole speeches being taken directly from North. New-found documents, manuscripts, and marginal notes written by Thomas North and other North-family members also indicate that North wrote plays for the Earl of
Leicester's Men and that Shakespeare adapted some of North's plays for the
499:
707:
880:
369:, "t is almost impossible to overestimate the influence of North's vigorous English on contemporary writers, and some critics have called him the first master of English prose".
273:. The English of this work is one of the earliest specimens of the ornate, copious and pointed style for which educated young Englishmen had acquired a taste in their
280:
North translated from a French copy of
Guevara, but seems to have been well acquainted with the Spanish version. Marcus Aurelius had already been translated by
757:
366:
752:
215:
in France in
October of 1591 by the Earl of Essex, just before the Siege of Rouen. He returned again to help quell Tyrone's Rebellion in Ireland in 1596.
195:
1500-1561). Their mission was to reconcile
England with the Pope, and North kept a journal of his travels. In 1574 he accompanied his brother, Roger, 2nd
1760:
651:
1750:
1765:
1755:
1295:
1770:
1200:
914:
612:
526:
187:
in 1557. In 1555, during the reign of the
Catholic Queen Mary, he travelled in an embassy to Rome with Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Ely (
1071:
821:
685:
343:. A third edition of his Plutarch was published, in 1603, with more translated Parallel Lives, and a supplement of other translated
281:
775:
284:, but without reproducing the rhetorical artifices of the original. North's version, with its mannerisms and its constant use of
1775:
1674:
1394:
173:
115:
31:
1399:
1384:
1356:
196:
126:
1583:
629:
1719:
1474:
1404:
1497:
1369:
1288:
1143:
1120:
960:
1629:
1538:
1409:
1374:
1111:
1002:
988:
1503:
1389:
1437:
1035:
1013:
800:
McCarthy, Dennis (2014). "A Shakespeare/North
Collaboration: 'Titus Andronicus' and 'Titus and Vespasian'".
886:
1442:
1379:
1209:
1044:
907:
336:
231:
200:
1785:
1780:
1281:
180:
165:
1745:
1740:
1679:
1664:
1066:
405:
387:
227:
219:
1553:
993:
382:
153:
1654:
1230:
852:
571:
248:
164:
Thomas North was born between 9 and 10 o'clock at night on Friday, 28 May 1535, in the parish of
1573:
1460:
875:
142:
translator, military officer, lawyer, and justice of the peace. His translation into
English of
1634:
1624:
1425:
1187:
1170:
1152:
953:
900:
817:
659:
608:
563:
522:
452:
226:
in 1592 and again in 1597. He was presented with a reward of ÂŁ25 for his part in putting down
204:
1659:
1467:
1240:
1129:
1062:
1009:
844:
809:
780:
555:
444:
311:
184:
1684:
1669:
1644:
1639:
1558:
1364:
968:
889:
of North's
Plutarch at the British Library (photographs of title page and selected pages).
871:
399:
266:
207:
in the Low
Countries in 1587, was appointed to defend the Isle of Ely in the year of the
331:
North published his translation of
Plutarch in 1580, basing it on the French version by
1619:
1614:
1578:
1480:
1431:
1191:
1098:
1030:
939:
359:
294:
208:
169:
148:
1734:
1649:
1563:
1532:
1225:
1183:
997:
856:
748:
743:
448:
332:
432:
1454:
1305:
1205:
1156:
1138:
316:
792:
605:
North by Shakespeare: A Rogue Scholar's Quest for the Truth Behind the Bard's Work
813:
521:(1st ed.). Vancouver: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 11–22.
191:
1506-1570); Anthony Browne, Viscount Montague (1552-1592); and Sir Edward Carne (
1714:
1709:
1689:
1598:
1448:
1235:
1116:
1053:
1048:
261:
17:
848:
784:
1568:
1548:
984:
393:
285:
663:
567:
456:
1107:
1026:
344:
289:
223:
706:
Mccarthy, Dennis; Schlueter, June (23 October 2014). Holland, Peter (ed.).
1196:
1102:
1089:
1080:
1075:
924:
686:"New evidence suggests Shakespeare may have stolen the plot of Cymbeline"
143:
761:. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 759.
652:"Plagiarism Software Unveils a New Source for 11 of Shakespeare's Plays"
1543:
1179:
1174:
1165:
1161:
1125:
946:
575:
139:
1593:
1134:
1057:
1039:
543:
274:
212:
892:
559:
199:, on a diplomatic mission to the French court in Lyon. He served as
1147:
1093:
1084:
1017:
742:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
314:
language version of originally Indian fables, popularly known as
1021:
339:, and was followed by another edition in 1595, containing fresh
320:
which had come to Europe primarily through Arabic translations.
1277:
1273:
896:
709:
Shakespeare Survey: Volume 67: Shakespeare's Collaborative Work
519:
Thomas North's 1555 Travel Journal: From Italy to Shakespeare
883:, pdf document scanned from the 1910, Dent edition of North.
259:), a compendium of moral counsels chiefly compiled from the
831:
Quinn, K. A. (2000). "Sir Thomas North's marginalia in his
712:. Vol. 67. Cambridge University Press. pp. 85–101
630:"Thomas North: The Original Author of Shakespeare's Plays"
773:
Lockwood, Tom (2008) . "North, Sir Thomas (1535–1603?)".
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
472:
470:
468:
466:
203:
of a band of footmen in Ireland in 1580, fought with the
230:
in 1601, and received a small pension (ÂŁ40 a year) from
1702:
1607:
1525:
1514:
1489:
1418:
1355:
1218:
977:
931:
409:. It is in the last-named play that he follows the
138:(28 May 1535 – c. 1604) was an
122:
111:
99:
91:
83:
75:
63:
51:
41:
152:is notable for being the main source text used by
837:Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
129:(brother); Christina North, Mary North (sisters)
1289:
908:
8:
779:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
288:, set the fashion which was to culminate in
95:Justice of the Peace, author and translator
27:English translator and lawyer (1535–c.1604)
1522:
1296:
1282:
1274:
915:
901:
893:
517:McCarthy, Dennis; Schlueter, June (2021).
38:
381:translation formed the source from which
179:He is supposed to have been a student of
486:
367:Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
776:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
423:
650:Blanding, Michael (7 February 2018).
544:"The Military Career of Thomas North"
335:. The first edition was dedicated to
7:
590:Acts of the Privy Council, 1600-1601
603:Blanding, Michael (30 March 2021).
25:
282:John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners
1761:16th-century English translators
735:
684:Alberge, Dalya (24 April 2022).
358:(1895), with an introduction by
1766:Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
1498:The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma
172:. He was the second son of the
449:10.1093/ehr/xxxvii.cxlviii.565
308:The Morall Philosophie of Doni
1:
542:Davis, Harold H. (May 1949).
174:Edward North, 1st Baron North
116:Edward North, 1st Baron North
32:Thomas North (disambiguation)
1771:16th-century English lawyers
1400:The Brahmin and the Mongoose
1385:The Mouse Turned into a Maid
1341:The Moral Philosophy of Doni
814:10.1017/SSO9781107775572.007
793:UK public library membership
548:Huntington Library Quarterly
310:(1570), a translation of an
127:Roger North, 2nd Baron North
67:1604 (aged 68–69)
1751:Italian–English translators
1475:One Thousand and One Nights
1337:The Fables of Bidpai/Pilpay
876:Thomas North's translations
504:A Cambridge Alumni Database
433:"The Birth of Thomas North"
385:drew the materials for his
218:His name is on the roll of
1802:
1395:The Ass in the Lion's Skin
1370:The Tortoise and the Birds
961:On the Malice of Herodotus
849:10.1086/pbsa.94.2.24304350
506:. University of Cambridge.
29:
1756:Greek–English translators
1630:Edward Backhouse Eastwick
1410:The milkmaid and her pail
1375:The Bear and the Gardener
1313:
1254:
695:– via The Guardian.
500:"North, Thomas (NRT555T)"
437:English Historical Review
1390:The Deer without a Heart
247:He translated, in 1557,
1219:Translators and editors
758:Encyclopædia Britannica
1776:Younger sons of barons
1584:Abu'l-Ma'ali Nasrallah
1539:Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
1443:Hikayat Panca Tanderan
1380:The Lion and the Mouse
785:10.1093/ref:odnb/20315
354:was reprinted for the
1333:The Lights of Canopus
431:Allen, P. S. (1922).
373:Shakespeare and North
323:
277:travels and studies.
269:, under the title of
220:justices of the peace
183:, and was entered at
181:Peterhouse, Cambridge
166:St Alban, Wood Street
156:for his Roman plays.
87:Peterhouse, Cambridge
1438:La Fontaine's Fables
406:Antony and Cleopatra
317:The Fables of Bidpai
30:For other uses, see
1554:Jean de La Fontaine
1405:The Fox and the Cat
994:Alexander the Great
639:– via Amazon.
255:(commonly known as
154:William Shakespeare
1655:Ion Keith-Falconer
1231:Arthur Hugh Clough
802:Shakespeare Survey
656:The New York Times
628:McCarthy, Dennis.
607:. Hachette Books.
356:Tudor Translations
306:His next work was
253:Reloj de Principes
118:, Alice Brockenden
1728:
1727:
1698:
1697:
1675:Silvestre de Sacy
1635:Franklin Edgerton
1625:Hermann Brockhaus
1535:(putative author)
1349:Nandaka-prakarana
1271:
1270:
1258:Comparison extant
1188:Tiberius Gracchus
954:De genio Socratis
874:contains some of
791:(Subscription or
753:North, Sir Thomas
365:According to the
228:Essex's Rebellion
205:Earl of Leicester
133:
132:
16:(Redirected from
1793:
1660:Patrick Olivelle
1523:
1468:Kathasaritsagara
1345:Tantri Kamandaka
1298:
1291:
1284:
1275:
1241:Philemon Holland
1130:Cato the Younger
1010:Aratus of Sicyon
917:
910:
903:
894:
881:North's Plutarch
860:
827:
796:
788:
762:
741:
739:
738:
722:
721:
719:
717:
703:
697:
696:
694:
692:
681:
675:
674:
672:
670:
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
625:
619:
618:
600:
594:
593:
586:
580:
579:
539:
533:
532:
514:
508:
507:
496:
490:
484:
461:
460:
443:(148): 565–566.
428:
414:public theatre.
271:Diall of Princes
234:that same year.
136:Sir Thomas North
105:Plutarch's Lives
39:
21:
18:Sir Thomas North
1801:
1800:
1796:
1795:
1794:
1792:
1791:
1790:
1731:
1730:
1729:
1724:
1694:
1685:Charles Wilkins
1670:Arthur W. Ryder
1645:Johannes Hertel
1640:A. N. D. Haksar
1603:
1574:Ibn al-Muqaffa'
1559:Antoine Galland
1518:
1516:
1510:
1485:
1461:Kalīla wa-Dimna
1414:
1365:The Blue Jackal
1351:
1325:Kalila wa Dimna
1309:
1302:
1272:
1267:
1250:
1214:
1201:Aemilius Paulus
973:
969:Pseudo-Plutarch
927:
921:
872:Perseus Project
867:
833:Dial of Princes
830:
824:
799:
790:
772:
769:
767:Further reading
751:, ed. (1911). "
747:
736:
734:
731:
726:
725:
715:
713:
705:
704:
700:
690:
688:
683:
682:
678:
668:
666:
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
627:
626:
622:
615:
602:
601:
597:
588:
587:
583:
560:10.2307/3816099
541:
540:
536:
529:
516:
515:
511:
498:
497:
493:
485:
464:
430:
429:
425:
420:
400:Timon of Athens
375:
337:Queen Elizabeth
329:
304:
267:Marcus Aurelius
245:
240:
232:Queen Elizabeth
162:
84:Alma mater
71:
68:
59:
56:
47:
44:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1799:
1797:
1789:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1733:
1732:
1726:
1725:
1723:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1706:
1704:
1700:
1699:
1696:
1695:
1693:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1620:Gustav Bickell
1617:
1615:Theodor Benfey
1611:
1609:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1529:
1527:
1520:
1512:
1511:
1509:
1508:
1501:
1493:
1491:
1487:
1486:
1484:
1483:
1478:
1471:
1464:
1457:
1452:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1432:Calila e Dimna
1428:
1426:Aesop's Fables
1422:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1361:
1359:
1353:
1352:
1329:Calila e Dimna
1317:Tantrakhyayika
1314:
1311:
1310:
1303:
1301:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1278:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1261:Four unpaired
1259:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1222:
1220:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1203:
1194:
1192:Gaius Gracchus
1177:
1168:
1159:
1150:
1141:
1132:
1123:
1114:
1105:
1096:
1087:
1078:
1069:
1060:
1051:
1042:
1033:
1031:Cato the Elder
1024:
1007:
991:
981:
979:
975:
974:
972:
971:
966:
965:
964:
957:
943:
940:Parallel Lives
935:
933:
929:
928:
922:
920:
919:
912:
905:
897:
891:
890:
884:
878:
866:
865:External links
863:
862:
861:
828:
822:
797:
768:
765:
764:
763:
749:Chisholm, Hugh
730:
727:
724:
723:
698:
676:
642:
620:
614:978-0316493246
613:
595:
592:. p. 238.
581:
554:(3): 315–321.
534:
528:978-1683933052
527:
509:
491:
489:, p. 759.
462:
422:
421:
419:
416:
374:
371:
360:George Wyndham
328:
322:
303:
302:Eastern fables
300:
244:
241:
239:
236:
170:City of London
161:
158:
149:Parallel Lives
131:
130:
124:
120:
119:
113:
109:
108:
101:
100:Known for
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
49:
48:
45:
42:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1798:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1738:
1736:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1707:
1705:
1701:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1650:Joseph Jacobs
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1612:
1610:
1606:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1564:John of Capua
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1534:
1533:Vishnu Sharma
1531:
1530:
1528:
1524:
1521:
1513:
1507:
1506:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1488:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1433:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1421:
1419:Related works
1417:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1342:
1338:
1334:
1330:
1326:
1322:
1318:
1312:
1308:
1307:
1299:
1294:
1292:
1287:
1285:
1280:
1279:
1276:
1264:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1253:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1226:Jacques Amyot
1224:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1019:
1015:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1004:
999:
998:Julius Caesar
995:
992:
990:
986:
983:
982:
980:
976:
970:
967:
962:
958:
955:
951:
950:
949:
948:
944:
942:
941:
937:
936:
934:
930:
926:
918:
913:
911:
906:
904:
899:
898:
895:
888:
887:First edition
885:
882:
879:
877:
873:
869:
868:
864:
858:
854:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
829:
825:
823:9781107775572
819:
815:
811:
807:
803:
798:
794:
786:
782:
778:
777:
771:
770:
766:
760:
759:
754:
750:
745:
744:public domain
733:
732:
728:
711:
710:
702:
699:
687:
680:
677:
665:
661:
657:
653:
646:
643:
631:
624:
621:
616:
610:
606:
599:
596:
591:
585:
582:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
557:
553:
549:
545:
538:
535:
530:
524:
520:
513:
510:
505:
501:
495:
492:
488:
487:Chisholm 1911
483:
481:
479:
477:
475:
473:
471:
469:
467:
463:
458:
454:
450:
446:
442:
438:
434:
427:
424:
417:
415:
412:
408:
407:
402:
401:
396:
395:
390:
389:
388:Julius Caesar
384:
380:
372:
370:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
333:Jacques Amyot
327:
321:
319:
318:
313:
309:
301:
299:
297:
296:
291:
287:
283:
278:
276:
272:
268:
264:
263:
258:
254:
250:
242:
237:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
185:Lincoln's Inn
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
159:
157:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
137:
128:
125:
121:
117:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
92:Occupation(s)
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
66:
62:
54:
50:
40:
37:
33:
19:
1786:Panchatantra
1781:North family
1680:C. H. Tawney
1665:N. M. Penzer
1589:Thomas North
1588:
1517:translators,
1505:Jungle Tales
1504:
1496:
1473:
1466:
1459:
1455:Jataka tales
1447:
1430:
1348:
1344:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1328:
1324:
1321:Panchakhyana
1320:
1316:
1306:Panchatantra
1304:
1262:
1246:Thomas North
1245:
1206:Themistocles
1157:Gaius Marius
1001:
945:
938:
843:(2): 283–7.
840:
836:
832:
805:
801:
774:
756:
714:. Retrieved
708:
701:
689:. Retrieved
679:
667:. Retrieved
655:
645:
633:. Retrieved
623:
604:
598:
589:
584:
551:
547:
537:
518:
512:
503:
494:
440:
436:
426:
410:
404:
398:
392:
386:
378:
376:
364:
355:
351:
349:
340:
330:
325:
315:
307:
305:
293:
279:
270:
260:
256:
252:
246:
238:Translations
217:
192:
188:
178:
163:
147:
135:
134:
107:into English
104:
103:Translating
46:Thomas North
36:
1746:1604 deaths
1741:1535 births
1715:Frame story
1710:Beast fable
1690:Ramsay Wood
1599:Simeon Seth
1490:Other media
1481:Ĺšukasaptati
1449:Hitopadesha
1236:John Dryden
1117:Philopoemen
1054:Demosthenes
669:21 February
383:Shakespeare
345:biographies
324:Plutarch's
275:Continental
262:Meditations
257:Libro áureo
76:Nationality
55:28 May 1535
1735:Categories
1569:Kshemendra
1549:Durgasimha
1121:Flamininus
1014:Artaxerxes
989:Coriolanus
985:Alcibiades
808:: 85–101.
795:required.)
729:References
716:23 October
691:23 October
635:23 October
394:Coriolanus
286:antithesis
211:, and was
197:Lord North
1184:Cleomenes
1171:Sertorius
1144:Poplicola
1139:Agesilaus
1112:Marcellus
1108:Pelopidas
1045:Demetrius
1027:Aristides
923:Works of
857:163336002
664:0362-4331
568:0018-7895
457:0013-8266
290:John Lyly
224:Cambridge
168:, in the
123:Relatives
112:Parent(s)
1579:Narayana
1519:adapters
1515:Editors,
1210:Camillus
1197:Timoleon
1103:Lycurgus
1090:Lysander
1081:Lucullus
1076:Pericles
925:Plutarch
352:Plutarch
350:North's
213:knighted
144:Plutarch
1544:Borzuya
1357:Stories
1175:Eumenes
1166:Theseus
1162:Romulus
1153:Pyrrhus
1126:Phocion
1036:Crassus
947:Moralia
746::
576:3816099
312:Italian
295:Euphues
249:Guevara
243:Guevara
201:captain
140:English
79:English
1703:Topics
1608:Modern
1594:Rudaki
1135:Pompey
1072:Fabius
1067:Brutus
1058:Cicero
1049:Antony
1040:Nicias
855:
820:
789:
740:
662:
611:
574:
566:
525:
455:
403:, and
209:Armada
70:London
58:London
1720:Katha
1526:Early
1315:aka:
1263:Lives
1148:Solon
1094:Sulla
1085:Cimon
1018:Galba
978:Lives
932:Works
853:S2CID
572:JSTOR
418:Notes
411:Lives
379:Lives
341:Lives
326:Lives
1208:and
1199:and
1186:and
1180:Agis
1173:and
1164:and
1155:and
1146:and
1137:and
1128:and
1119:and
1110:and
1101:and
1099:Numa
1092:and
1083:and
1074:and
1065:and
1063:Dion
1056:and
1047:and
1038:and
1029:and
1022:Otho
1016:and
1003:life
996:and
987:and
870:The
818:ISBN
718:2023
693:2023
671:2024
660:ISSN
637:2023
609:ISBN
564:ISSN
523:ISBN
453:ISSN
377:The
222:for
160:Life
64:Died
52:Born
845:doi
835:".
810:doi
781:doi
755:".
556:doi
445:doi
292:'s
265:of
251:'s
146:'s
43:Sir
1737::
1347:—
1343:—
1339:—
1335:—
1331:-
1327:—
1323:—
1319:—
1190:/
1182:/
1020:/
1012:/
851:.
841:94
839:.
816:.
806:67
804:.
658:.
654:.
570:.
562:.
552:12
550:.
546:.
502:.
465:^
451:.
441:37
439:.
435:.
397:,
391:,
362:.
347:.
298:.
193:c.
189:c.
176:.
1297:e
1290:t
1283:v
1006:)
1000:(
963:"
959:"
956:"
952:"
916:e
909:t
902:v
859:.
847::
826:.
812::
787:.
783::
720:.
673:.
617:.
578:.
558::
531:.
459:.
447::
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.