Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College Udall, Nicholas 1505-1556 creator Arber, Edward 1836-1912 text utu 2007 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Roister Doister" by Nicholas Udall is a comedy written around 1552. The play follows the pompous Ralph Roister Doister as he pursues Christian Custance, a wealthy widow already betrothed to a merchant. Encouraged by the cunning Matthew Merrygreeke, Ralph's clumsy courtship attempts fail spectacularly. When he resorts to force with his servants, they're hilariously defeated by Custance's maids. Blending classical Roman comedy with English medieval traditions, this groundbreaking work established a new form of English theatrical comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Roister_Doister Release date is 2007-05-07 Produced by Louise Hope, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified English drama (Comedy) PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21350 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21350 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133507.0 21350