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The Custom of the Country is a book that features the works of the English playwrights Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The book is edited by Arnold Glover and includes a collection of plays that were written by the duo during the early 17th century. The plays in the book... Read Full Overview

"The Custom of the Country" from Francis Beaumont. Dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre (1584-1616).

"The Custom of the Country" from John Fletcher. Jacobean playwright (1579-1625).

The Custom of the Country is a Jacobean stage play, a tragicomedy written by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, originally published in 1647 in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio. John Dryden referred to the play in his Essay of Dramatick Poesie; he is concerned to defend... Read Full Overview

"The Custom of the Country" from Francis Beaumont. Dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre (1584-1616).

The Custom of the Country is a book that features the works of Beaumont and Fletcher, two renowned English playwrights from the 17th century. The book is edited by Arnold Glover and includes a collection of their plays, including The Custom of the Country, The Maid's Tragedy,... Read Full Overview

Once famed for its obscenity, this vigorous and enjoyable play traces the fortunes of two brothers shipwrecked in a foreign land. By turns poignant and risqu , sentimental and satiraical, its beautifully crafted plot embodies the collaborative art of its authors. It was given... Read Full Overview