Project Gutenberg 2015-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gayley, Charles Mills 1858 1932 Representative English Comedies, v. 1. From the beginnings to Shakespeare Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Eleni Christofaki 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) "Representative English Comedies, v. 1. From the beginnings to Shakespeare" by Charles Mills Gayley is a scholarly collection of historical comedies written in the early 20th century. This volume aims to present a curated selection of significant English comedies from their origins through to the works of Shakespeare, accompanied by critical essays and historical analysis. The collection serves to illuminate the evolution and impact of comic drama on English literature and society. The opening of the book asserts the importance of early English comedies as reflections of social manners and historical perspectives, arguing that comedy serves as more than mere entertainment—it mirrors contemporary life and cultural ideals. Gayley introduces foundational elements of English comedy, tracing its evolution from liturgical performances and saints’ plays through to secular forms, emphasizing how these comedic roots laid the groundwork for future playwrights. He hints at a variety of content by discussing themes such as comedy’s relation to societal values and norms, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the comedic works and their authors throughout the remainder of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama (Comedy) PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 2767839 2767830 2024-09-20T15:45:52.680386 2023-09-21T12:05:18.608462 text/html text/html 2791036 2015-08-15T14:11:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 1426658 2015-08-15T14:11:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1668959 2024-09-20T15:47:00.080524 application/epub+zip 1697434 2024-09-20T15:46:05.878390 application/epub+zip 907660 2024-09-20T15:45:59.069477 application/epub+zip 2733047 2024-09-20T15:47:33.963400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2275053 2024-09-20T15:46:50.172638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1488182 2022-09-22T13:42:13.885866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1701041 1700815 2024-09-20T15:45:38.377466 2023-09-21T12:05:04.651350 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1701106 2015-08-15T14:11:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 641072 2015-08-15T14:11:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18458 2024-09-20T15:47:34.248371 application/rdf+xml 17079 2024-09-20T15:45:59.817344 image/jpeg 3208 2024-09-20T15:45:59.461339 image/jpeg 1417680 2024-09-20T15:45:52.912391 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