Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 85 Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Massinger, Philip 1583 1640 Glover, Arnold 1865 1905 Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 01 of 10: the Custom of the Country Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Custom of the Country" by Fletcher et al. is a play from the early 17th century that addresses themes of love, honor, and the often cruel customs surrounding marriage. At its core, the story revolves around the characters Arnoldo and Zenocia, who must navigate societal expectations and personal desires in a culture where a maiden's honor can be cruelly bartered by powerful figures, such as the Count Clodio. The opening of the play introduces us to the anguish faced by Arnoldo, who is contracts to marry Zenocia yet dreads the barbarous custom that allows the governor to claim her maidenhood before the nuptials. As he confides in his brother Rutilio, the dire societal pressures and his sincere love for Zenocia become apparent. Zenocia and her father, Charino, are then introduced, along with the antagonist Clodio, who seeks to exploit these customs. The stage is set for a conflict fueled by lust, honor, and the struggle against societal norms, promising an intricate tale of romance and resistance against oppressive traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Brothers -- Drama English drama -- 17th century Tragicomedy Sex customs -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 212945 212822 2024-10-05T15:55:37.293950 2023-10-06T03:54:48.929989 text/html text/html 212938 212815 2024-10-05T15:55:37.615894 2023-10-06T03:54:49.151981 text/html text/html 167605 2024-10-05T15:55:46.993859 application/epub+zip 169754 2024-10-05T15:55:41.383892 application/epub+zip 140889 2024-10-05T15:55:40.028908 application/epub+zip 425669 2024-10-05T15:55:50.284872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391531 2024-10-05T15:55:46.026860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302319 2022-09-06T18:29:26.513965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163091 163016 2024-10-05T15:55:36.741945 2023-10-06T03:54:48.519984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 164519 2020-12-14T16:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64443 2020-12-14T16:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21261 2024-10-05T15:55:50.438839 application/rdf+xml 25069 2024-10-05T15:55:40.583891 image/jpeg 4617 2024-10-05T15:55:40.305873 image/jpeg 167623 2024-10-05T15:55:37.635900 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia