Author: John DrydenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Wild Gallant
Author: John DrydenPublisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
"The Wild Gallant" by John Dryden is a comedic play that satirizes the manners and customs of 17th-century English society. Written early in Dryden's career, this play showcases his talent for witty dialogue, sharp social commentary, and lively characterizations. Set in Restoration-era London, "The Wild Gallant" follows the escapades of its titular character, Captain Manly, a rakish and reckless young man who revels in his wild and unconventional lifestyle. Despite his charms, Manly's behavior often lands him in trouble, leading to a series of humorous misadventures and romantic entanglements. At the heart of the play is the clash between Manly's freewheeling spirit and the rigid social norms of his time. Through Manly's interactions with a colorful cast of characters, including his love interest, Clarinda, and various members of the upper class, Dryden offers a biting critique of the hypocrisy and pretensions of Restoration society. "The Wild Gallant" is characterized by its clever wordplay, witty repartee, and irreverent humor. While not as well-known as some of Dryden's later works, such as "All for Love" or "Absalom and Achitophel," this early play offers valuable insights into the development of Dryden's comedic style and his keen understanding of human nature. With its lively plot, colorful characters, and sharp wit, "The Wild Gallant" remains a testament to Dryden's skill as a playwright and his enduring relevance as a satirist of English society during the Restoration period.
The Wild Gallant:
Author: John DrydenThe wild gallant. The rival-ladies. The Indian queen. The Indian emperor. Secret love
Author: John DrydenThe wild gallant ... As it was acted at the Theatre-Royal, etc
Author: John DrydenThe Rival Ladies
Author: John DrydenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Dryden: the Dramatic Works: Of dramatic poesy. The wild gallant. The rival ladies. The Indian queen. The Indian emperour; or, The conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, being the sequel to The Indian queen
Author: John DrydenThe Wild Gallant
Author: John DrydenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781979190510
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
The Wild Gallant is a Restoration comedy written by John Dryden. It was Dryden's earliest play, and written in prose, except for the prologue, and the epilogue, which are in verse. It was premiered on the stage by the King's Company at their Vere Street theatre, formerly Gibbon's Tennis Court, on February 5, 1663. (The play's opening scene is a prologue that features a pair of astrologers drawing horoscopes on the play's fortunes for that date.) As Dryden himself stated in his Preface, it was "the first attempt I made in Dramatique Poetry."
Varieties of Exile
Author: Mavis GallantPublisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Mavis Gallant is the modern master of what Henry James called the international story, the fine-grained evocation of the quandaries of people who must make their way in the world without any place to call their own. The irreducible complexity of the very idea of home is especially at issue in the stories Gallant has written about Montreal, where she was born, although she has lived in Paris for more than half a century. Varieties of Exile, Russell Banks's extensive new selection from Gallant's work, demonstrates anew the remarkable reach of this writer's singular art. Among its contents are three previously uncollected stories, as well as the celebrated semi-autobiographical sequence about Linnet Muir—stories that are wise, funny, and full of insight into the perils and promise of growing up and breaking loose.
John Dryden
Author: The Works of John Dryden: Plays: The wild gallant, The rival ladies, The Indian queen. Ed. by John Harrington Smith and Lougald Mac Millan
Author: John DrydenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description