Roister Doister by Nicholas Udall
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"Roister Doister" by Nicholas Udall is a comedy written around 1552. The play follows the pompous Ralph Roister Doister as he pursues Christian Custance, a wealthy widow already betrothed to a merchant. Encouraged by the cunning Matthew Merrygreeke, Ralph's clumsy courtship attempts fail spectacularly. When he resorts to force with his servants, they're hilariously defeated by Custance's maids. Blending classical Roman comedy with English medieval traditions, this groundbreaking work established a new
form of English theatrical comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Udall, Nicholas, 1505-1556 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Arber, Edward, 1836-1912 |
| Uniform Title | Ralph Roister Doister |
| Title |
Roister Doister Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Roister_Doister |
| Credits |
Produced by Louise Hope, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama (Comedy) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 21350 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-21350-7 |
| Release Date | May 7, 2007 |
| Last Update | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1561 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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