261: Gynaeocratica by George Puttenham (Fragment)

<div>Welcome to another fragments episode, this is the first of three fragments which comprise the complete dramatic works of George Puttenham, 29 words from his  play <em>Gynaeocratica - </em>plus synopsis. It was originally written somewhere between 1570 and 1588, when George included some of the text as an example in his book The Art of Poesy.<br> The fragment is performed by Simon Nader, your host, as ever, Robert Crighton.<br> <br> Our patrons received this episode in <strong>November 2022 - approx. 5 months early</strong>.<br> The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to <a href="https://patreon.com/beyondshakespeare">www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare</a> - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi <a href="https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare">https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare</a> - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook &amp; Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: <a href="https://beyondshakespeare.org/">https://beyondshakespeare.org</a><br> You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ</a><br> The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.</div>