SOURCES FOR THE SECOND MAIDEN'S TRAGEDY

(perhaps) 'B., R.' Apius and Virginia (play, pr. 1575).

(perhaps) Bible, The. Acts of John 63-86 (Apocyrypha).

Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote (1605-15). 'The Tale of the Curious Impertinent.'

(perhaps) Josephus. The Famous and Memorable Works of Josephus. Trans. Thomas Lodge (1602).

(perhaps) Middleton, Thomas. The Wisdom of Solomon Paraphrased (1597).

(perhaps) Nepos, Cornelius. De Viris Illustribus. The account of the death of Hannibal.

(perhaps) The Revenger's Tragedy (perf. 1606).

This play is partly based on the legend of Sophronia, but no specific sources have been identified for this section of the narrative.

REFERENCE : Anne Lancashire, ed. The Second Maiden's Tragedy. The Revels Plays. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1978. 23-32.