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with John Gielgud in the leadingrole.Set in a picturesque medieval period,it isan entertaining comedy written in lyric poetry.The present edition is the actual acting versionas it was produced.  \n'Fry has a pleasant sense of situation and anexhilarating command of language.His playhas nearly all the qualities anybody could askfor ...It has clear character drawing and adelightful comic sense.Plainly it is a play thata great many people are going to like.'—W.A.Darlington,The New York Times  \n'Mr.Christopher Fry...is without doubtone of the brightest hopes in the British theatre.A poet and a wit,he is also that even rarer crea-ture,a man of rich and abundant fancy with anironic sense of humour...The Lady's not forBurning...has phrases Ben Jonson would havenobbled gratefully and as many ripe images aswould last most modern dramatists a life-time.'—Punch  \n‘Christopher Fry has brought back into thetheatre all the wealth of our literary heritage.'一Th S0  \n77  \n正  \nThe Lady's not for Burning  \nCHRISTOPHER FRY  \nT H ELady's not for Burning  \nA Co M E DY  \n卤  \nOxford University Press  \nNEW YORK  LONDON  \nCopyright 1949,1950 by Christopher Fry  \nSECOND EDITION,REVISEDFOURTEENTH PRINTING,1963  \nNo performance or reading of this play may be gicen unlessa license has been obtained in advance from the author's4mericanrepasc,NImIcah Sb4We4 S,NYorkII,N  \nPRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  \nTo ALEC CLUNES","cbCaisKqu6rl4BQh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisKqu6rl4BQh","pdf",3386527,112,"English","# Introduction to the Play\n## Plot Overview\n## Critical Reception\n## Publication and Licensing Details","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of The Lady's Not for Burning?\",\"answer\":\"The play was written by the British dramatist and poet Christopher Fry.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the genre and setting of this play?\",\"answer\":\"It is an entertaining comedy written in lyric poetry, set against a picturesque medieval backdrop.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the 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