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Edward Ravenscroft (c.1654–1707), English dramatist, belonged to an ancient Flintshire family. He was entered at the Middle Temple, but devoted his attention mainly to literature. Among his pieces are *''Mamamouchi'', or ''The Citizen turned Gentleman'' (Dorset Garden, 1671, pr. 1675) *''The Careless Lovers'' (Dorset Garden, 1673, pr. 1673), a comedy of intrigue *''Scaramouch a Philosopher'', ''Harlequin a Schoolboy'', ''Bravo a Merchant and Magician'' (Theatre Royal, 1677) *''English Lawyer'' (Theatre Royal, 1678), an adaptation of George Ruggle's Latin play of ''Ignoramus'', presented before James I at Cambridge in March 1615; *''The London Cuckolds'' (Dorset Garden, 1681, pr. 1683), which became a stock piece, but was struck out of the repertory by David Garrick in 1751 *''The Italian Husband'' (Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1697). He wrote a total of twelve plays, in which he adapted freely from Molière and others. He ventured to decry the heroic drama, and John Dryden retaliated by satirizing his ''Mamamouchi'', a foolish adaptation from Molière's ''Bourgeois Gentilhomme'' and ''Monsieur de Pourceaugnac'', in the prologue to the ''Assignation'' (Dryden, Works, ed. Scott, iv. 345 seq.) ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Ravenscroft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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