Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 01 of 10: the Custom of the Country by Fletcher et al.

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.html.images 208 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.epub3.images 164 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.epub.images 166 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.epub.noimages 138 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.kf8.images 416 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.kindle.images 382 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12039.txt.utf-8 159 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12039/pg12039-h.zip 164 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Fletcher, John, 1579-1625
Author Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616
Author Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640
Editor Glover, Arnold, 1865-1905
Title Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 01 of 10: the Custom of the Country
Note Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Custom_of_the_Country_(play)
Credits Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "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.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Brothers -- Drama
Subject English drama -- 17th century
Subject Tragicomedy
Subject Sex customs -- Drama
Category Text
EBook-No. 12039
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 91 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio