The unnatural combatPhilip Massinger

The unnatural combat

Edited with an introd. and notes by Robert Stockdale Telfer.

by Philip Massinger · first published 1932

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  • The English dramatist Philip Massinger used the phrase "black list" in his 1639 tragedy The Unnatural Combat.

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  • almog · Jun 10, 2022 · Mentions

    …non-American myself. It's not present in your every day, one cannot fully grasp it. 2. While the term Blacklist does not originate from colonialism, it seems to have first been used in the 1639 tragedy "The Unnatural Combat" by Philip Massinger. 3. Not only did I not find any evidences supporting your fun "fact" about "King Henry and his enemies", the name Henry was quite popular as far as kings go, but non of them even…

  • almog · Jun 10, 2022 · Mentions

    …from King Henry's "Little Black Book" which was a list of his political enemies. While the term Blacklist does not originate from colonialism, it seems to have first been used in the 1639 tragedy "The Unnatural Combat" by Philip Massinger. Not only did I not find any evidences supporting your fun "fact" about "King Henry and his enemies", the name Henry was quite popular as far as kings go, but non of them even lived…

  • …to disagree on such strongly worded statements. What's the bigoted history of those terms? from here[0]: "The English dramatist Philip Massinger used the phrase "black list" in his 1639 tragedy The Unnatural Combat.[2] "After the restoration of the English monarchy brought Charles II of England to the throne in 1660, a list of regicides named those to be punished for the execution of his father.[3] The state papers…

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