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The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy

The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy

Ramsay, Allan

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ISBN10: 9369878971
ISBN13: 9789369878970
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Oct 11 2025
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A lost gem of the Scottish hills returns: laughter, love, and lyricism from the heart of 18th-century Scotland. Allan Ramsay s The Gentle Shepherd is a charming Scottish pastoral comedy that follows the tender fortunes of the shepherd Allan and his beloved, Peggy, woven through village rivalries, mistaken identities, and playful verse. Equal parts rural comedy, pastoral romance, and poetic drama, Ramsay s play captures shepherd life story and countryside customs with warmth, wit, and a native Scots voice that made it a landmark in classic Scottish literature. More than a simple romance, The Gentle Shepherd book is a foundational Allan Ramsay play and an essential piece of 18th-century literature: it crystallizes the pastoral comedy genre while preserving the musical rhythms, dialect, and moral sensibilities of its era. Readers will find a drama rooted in the Scottish countryside drama tradition, with scenes that move between comic misunderstandings and sincere human feeling appealing to casual readers seeking a delightful story and to collectors of historical Scottish plays and literary rarities. This edition, republished by Alpha Editions, restores a work that had been out of print for decades. Carefully edited and revived for today s and future generations, this is not just a reprint it s a collector s item and a cultural treasure, presented for lovers of classic Scottish literature, historical Scottish play enthusiasts, and anyone enchanted by pastoral comedy. Rediscover a timeless pastoral romance that shaped Scotland s literary landscape.

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