The Works of John Marston. Volume 3

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marston, John, 1575?-1634

Contributor:

Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry), 1857-1920.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Works of John Marston. Volume 3" by John Marston is a collection of plays and poetry written in the early 17th century. This volume encompasses several works, with the first being "Eastward Ho," which features a mix of humorous and serious themes around social status, ambition, and moral consequences. It follows the intertwined lives of characters such as the goldsmith Touchstone, his daughters Gertrude and Mildred, and the scornful knight Sir Petronel Flash, illuminating contrasts between ambition and humility. The opening of the volume begins with a brief introduction to the play "Eastward Ho," setting the stage for a comedic exploration of the lives of a goldsmith, his apprentices, and the social dynamics in London. Touchstone is portrayed as a grounded figure, often wrestling with the extravagant ambitions of his daughter Gertrude, who is eager to elevate her status through marriage. The scene introduces a lively banter among the characters, with Quicksilver, one of the apprentices, embodying the reckless pursuit of gaiety and fortune. The relationships among Touchstone, his daughters, and the suitors create an atmosphere rich with humour, foreshadowing the conflicts born from their various aspirations and vices. The interplay hints at deeper themes of societal expectations, personal ambition, and the comedic folly of misguided desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Eastward ho

The insatiate countess

The metamorphosis of Pygmalion's image, and certain satires

The scourge of villainy

Entertainment of Alice, dowager-countess of Derby

City pageant

Verses from Chester's Love's martyr

The mountebank's masque

Commendatory verses prefixed to Ben Jonson's Sejanus.

Credits:

Produced by David Clarke, Carol Brown, 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)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2014-07-17