Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This volume of transitional comedies contains our first known secular play, Fulgens and Lucrece, by Henry Medwall; John Heywood's merry farce, The Four PP; Nicholas Udall's rollicking Ralph Roister Doister; George Gascoigne's Supposes, the first English prose comedy; and the hearty rustic play, Gammer Gurton's Needle.
Synopsis
This early work is a collection of pre-Shakespearean comedies. The plays include: "Fulgens and Lucrece", by Henry Medwall; "The Four PP", by John Haywood; "Ralph Roiser Doister", by Nicholas Udall; "Suposes", by George Gascoigne, and "Gammer Gurton's Needle". This fantastic collection is highly recommended for all fans of the stage, and constitutes a must-read for comedy lovers. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.