The Book of John a Kent and John a Cumber

by Anthony Munday

John a Kent and John a Cumber is a 16th-century play by Anthony Munday. The precise dating of the play is unknown, although a c.1590 transcript exists and there is some evidence that it was being performed on stage as early as 1587.

The precise dating of the play is important because this play may be the earliest surviving original work of Munday, and also because of the parallels that exist between this play and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

This edition issued for subscribers by the editor of the Tudor facsimile texts, 1912.

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1587

About the author

Anthony Munday (or Monday) (baptized 13 October 156 – 10 August 1633) was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. The chief interest in Munday for the modern reader lies in his work as one of the chief predecessors of Shakespeare in English dramatic composition, as well as his writings on Robin Hood.