Representative English Comedies, v. 1. From the beginnings to ShakespeareFront matterReading editionChapter navigation31 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterRepresentative English Comedies FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO SHAKESPEAREPREFACEAn Historical View OF THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH COMEDYAn Historical View OF THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH COMEDY (continued 2)An Historical View OF THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH COMEDY (continued 3)John Heywood THE PLAY OF THE WETHER and A MERY PLAY BETWENE JOHAN JOHAN, THE HUSBANDE TYB, HIS WIFE, &c.The play of the wetherJOHAN JOHANNicholas Udall ROISTER DOISTERROISTER DOISTER BY NICHOLAS UDALLROISTER DOISTER BY NICHOLAS UDALL (continued 2)APPENDIXWilliam Stevenson GAMMER GURTONS NEDLEA Ryght Pithy, Pleasaunt and merie Comedie: Intytuled Gammer gurtons Nedle: Played on Stage, not longe ago in Christes Colledge in CambridgeAPPENDIXJohn Lyly ALEXANDER AND CAMPASPECAMPASPEGeorge Peele THE OLD WIVES' TALETHE Old Wiues Tale.APPENDIXRobert Greene HIS PLACE IN COMEDYRobert Greene THE HONORABLE HISTORIE OF FRIER BACONTHE HONORABLE HISTORIE of frier Bacon, and frier Bongay.THE HONORABLE HISTORIE of frier Bacon, and frier Bongay. (continued 2)APPENDIXHenry Porter THE PLEASANT HISTORY OF THE TWO ANGRY WOMEN OF ABINGTONPLEASANT HISTORY OF the two angry women of Abington.PLEASANT HISTORY OF the two angry women of Abington. (continued 2)William Shakespeare AS A COMIC DRAMATISTINDEX OF HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL MATERIALSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Representative English Comedies FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO SHAKESPEAREAll chapters and sections (31)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsRepresentative English Comedies FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO SHAKESPEAREPREFACEAn Historical View OF THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH COMEDYAn Historical View OF THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH COMEDY (continued 2)An Historical View OF THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH COMEDY (continued 3)John Heywood THE PLAY OF THE WETHER and A MERY PLAY BETWENE JOHAN JOHAN, THE HUSBANDE TYB, HIS WIFE, &c.The play of the wetherJOHAN JOHANNicholas Udall ROISTER DOISTERROISTER DOISTER BY NICHOLAS UDALLROISTER DOISTER BY NICHOLAS UDALL (continued 2)APPENDIXWilliam Stevenson GAMMER GURTONS NEDLEA Ryght Pithy, Pleasaunt and merie Comedie: Intytuled Gammer gurtons Nedle: Played on Stage, not longe ago in Christes Colledge in CambridgeAPPENDIXJohn Lyly ALEXANDER AND CAMPASPECAMPASPEGeorge Peele THE OLD WIVES' TALETHE Old Wiues Tale.APPENDIXRobert Greene HIS PLACE IN COMEDYRobert Greene THE HONORABLE HISTORIE OF FRIER BACONTHE HONORABLE HISTORIE of frier Bacon, and frier Bongay.THE HONORABLE HISTORIE of frier Bacon, and frier Bongay. (continued 2)APPENDIXHenry Porter THE PLEASANT HISTORY OF THE TWO ANGRY WOMEN OF ABINGTONPLEASANT HISTORY OF the two angry women of Abington.PLEASANT HISTORY OF the two angry women of Abington. (continued 2)William Shakespeare AS A COMIC DRAMATISTINDEX OF HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL MATERIALStitle pageRepresentative English Comedies FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO SHAKESPEARE →