Project Gutenberg 2013-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 246 Lee, Margaret L. 1871 1955 Narcissus, a Twelfe Night Merriment Produced by Irma Spehar, Eleni Christofaki 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) "Narcissus, a Twelfe Night Merriment" by Margaret L. Lee is a comedy play written in the early 20th century, specifically edited from a manuscript dating back to 1602. The work is a diverse mixture of poetic verses and prose, featuring characters based on classical mythology, particularly the story of Narcissus as described by Ovid. The central character, Narcissus, encounters various other figures such as Cephisus, Liriope, and other nymphs, set against the backdrop of a festive Twelfth Night celebration. The opening portion introduces the festive atmosphere at S. John's College in Oxford, indicating the setting during a Christmas celebration and the anticipation of a comedic performance. The scene begins with the Porter, who prepares the audience for the entry of players, while the Prologue humorously requests indulgence from the audience on behalf of the performers. As the comedic narrative unfolds, we meet Narcissus and his parents, Cephisus and Liriope, who seek a prophecy from Tyresias, a recurring theme of intrigue and dramatic foreshadowing. The tone blends classical references with playful exchanges among characters, establishing a lively mood that is characteristic of academic festive entertainment during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41726/41726-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 198425 2025-09-17T04:12:49.205705 text/html 176131 2024-10-23T13:19:03 text/html 346803 2025-09-17T04:12:54.566744 application/epub+zip 347309 2025-09-17T04:12:50.494694 application/epub+zip 135165 2025-09-17T04:12:49.802714 application/epub+zip 427166 2025-09-17T04:12:57.355664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407593 2025-09-17T04:12:53.893712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196269 2022-09-19T06:04:03.067541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137512 2025-09-17T04:12:48.398718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117568 2024-10-23T13:19:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16403 2025-09-17T04:12:57.489671 application/rdf+xml 13140 2025-09-17T04:12:49.894713 image/jpeg 2492 2025-09-17T04:12:49.848722 image/jpeg 339476 2025-09-17T04:12:49.234733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog