Indeed, Bliss believes Coriolanus may have been the King's Men's debut play at the theatre. Taylor believes that the cumulative internal evidence all points to a composition date of no earlier than spring 1608. In his 1994 edition of the play for the Oxford Shakespeare, R.B. Parker dates the play mid-1608. In his 2000 edition for the New Cambridge Shakespeare, Lee Bliss is unconvinced by the arguments that Shakespeare is referring to the freezing of the Thames or to Myddelton's scheme, and settles on a date of late 1608 to early 1609.
Indeed, Bliss believes Coriolanus may have been the King's Men's debut play at the theatre.
advmod
indeed
Indeed
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bliss
Bliss
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
believe
believes
VERB
VBZ
nsubj
Number=Sing
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Men
Men
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
debut
debut
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Number=Sing
play
play
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
theatre
theatre
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Taylor believes that the cumulative internal evidence all points to a composition date of no earlier than spring 1608.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Taylor
Taylor
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
believe
believes
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
cumulative
cumulative
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
internal
internal
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
evidence
evidence
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Tot
all
all
DET
DT
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
point
points
VERB
VBZ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
composition
composition
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
date
date
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
advmod
no
no
ADV
RB
nmod
Degree=Cmp
early
earlier
ADV
RBR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
spring
spring
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1608
1608
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In his 1994 edition of the play for the Oxford Shakespeare, R.B. Parker dates the play mid-1608.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1994
1994
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
edition
edition
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
play
play
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Oxford
Oxford
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
R.B.
R.B.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Parker
Parker
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
date
dates
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
play
play
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
mid-1608
mid-1608
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In his 2000 edition for the New Cambridge Shakespeare, Lee Bliss is unconvinced by the arguments that Shakespeare is referring to the freezing of the Thames or to Myddelton's scheme, and settles on a date of late 1608 to early 1609.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2000
2000
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
edition
edition
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Cambridge
Cambridge
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bliss
Bliss
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
unconvinced
unconvinced
ADJ
JJ
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
argument
arguments
NOUN
NNS
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
refer
referring
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
freezing
freezing
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Thames
Thames
PROPN
NNP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Myddelton
Myddelton
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
conj
Number=Sing
scheme
scheme
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
settle
settles
VERB
VBZ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
date
date
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
late
late
ADJ
JJ
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1608
1608
NUM
CD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1609
1609
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.