Five pre-Shakespearean comedies,

by Frederick S. Boas (Editor)

The five plays included in this volume range over a period of more than sixty years, from about the close of the fifteenth century to the opening decade of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. They represent distinctive dramatic types in the formative earlier Tudor period which preceded and led up to the unparalleled achievement of Shakespeare and his fellow playwrights.

343 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Frederick Samuel Boas (1862–1957) was an British scholar of early modern drama.

Reviews

[Carole-Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have the 1934 edition from Oxford University Press.

Some good comedies, including Ralph Roister Doister by Nicholas Udall

[Thom Dunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

CONTENTS:

Fulgens and Lucrece by Henry Medwall

The Four PP. by John Haywood

Ralph Roiser Doister, by NIcholas Udall

Gammer Gurton's Needle, by "Mr. S. Mr. of Art"

Supposes, by George Gascoigne