Author : Dover Publications, Inc.
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486816060
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Book Synopsis Elizabethan Comedies by : Dover Publications, Inc.
Download or read book Elizabethan Comedies written by Dover Publications, Inc. and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and vital form of drama blossomed in 16th-century England, blending classic Latin comedy traditions with keen satires of contemporary London life. Although Shakespeare remains the most recognizable playwright of the Elizabethan age, there were many others whose work continues to entertain and educate students of drama to this day. This anthology collects timeless comedies that both informed Shakespeare's work and took inspiration from the Bard himself. Six plays include Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour, the comedy that made the author's reputation; Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay by Robert Greene, a groundbreaking play in terms of multiple-plot structure; The Shoemaker's Holiday, or The Gentle Craft by Thomas Dekker, the "Dickens of English theater"; All Fools, George Chapman's sprightly romp; A Trick to Catch the Old One by Thomas Middleton, one of the era's most prolific and successful playwrights; and Eastward Ho!, a collaborative work by Chapman, Jonson, and John Marston.