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LoC No.: 24008186

Title: The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo

Note: Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo" by Thomas Nash is a poem composed during the late 16th century, likely within the context of the Elizabethan era. This work can be categorized as a satirical piece that explores themes of love, humor, and sexuality. Through its lighthearted tone, it delves into the social practices and courtship rituals of the time by blending wit with a rather candid portrayal of romantic encounters. The poem narrates the misadventures of a speaker seeking a valentine in February, leading him on a comic journey filled with innuendo and farcical situations. He initially searches for his beloved but finds her elusive and retreating into the realm of a bawdy house. The speaker, after a series of amusing exchanges with a bawd, ultimately reveals his desire not just for romantic companionship but also resorts to the use of a dildo as an exaggerated stand-in for his unfulfilled desires. Thus, the narrative combines elements of traditional love poetry with absurd humor, providing not only a glimpse into the playful side of romance in Nash's time but also satirizing the often precarious nature of desire and intimacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601

Editor: Farmer, John Stephen, 1854-1916

EBook No.: 17779

Published: Feb 16, 2006

Downloads: 276

Language: English

Subject: Bawdy poetry

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 24008186

Title: The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo

Note: Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo" by Thomas Nash is a poem composed during the late 16th century, likely within the context of the Elizabethan era. This work can be categorized as a satirical piece that explores themes of love, humor, and sexuality. Through its lighthearted tone, it delves into the social practices and courtship rituals of the time by blending wit with a rather candid portrayal of romantic encounters. The poem narrates the misadventures of a speaker seeking a valentine in February, leading him on a comic journey filled with innuendo and farcical situations. He initially searches for his beloved but finds her elusive and retreating into the realm of a bawdy house. The speaker, after a series of amusing exchanges with a bawd, ultimately reveals his desire not just for romantic companionship but also resorts to the use of a dildo as an exaggerated stand-in for his unfulfilled desires. Thus, the narrative combines elements of traditional love poetry with absurd humor, providing not only a glimpse into the playful side of romance in Nash's time but also satirizing the often precarious nature of desire and intimacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601

Editor: Farmer, John Stephen, 1854-1916

EBook No.: 17779

Published: Feb 16, 2006

Downloads: 276

Language: English

Subject: Bawdy poetry

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.