1698 English Theater Jeremey Collier Short View Puritan
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1698 English Theater Jeremey Collier Short View Puritan Plays Literature Wars
“A celebrated work which effected a reformation in the theatre.” (Lowndes)
Jeremy Collier was a 17th-century English theater critic who, in 1698, wrote a highly controversial attack on English comedies. ‘Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage’ was filled with Collier’s views on what he considered to be profanity and immorality in English plays. He believed plays should be providing moral encouragement rather than encouraging unethical vices.
Immediately after Collier’s ‘Short View’ was released, playwrights quickly responded with their own attacks on Collier’s views. Naturally, Collier published his own defense of his ‘Short View’ which focused heavily on the content William Congreve’s plays. These works became important to the literary war between Puritan restrictions and English dramatists!
Item number: #12100
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COLLIER, Jeremy
A short view of the immorality, and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument
London: Printed for S. Keble, R. Sare, and H. Hindmarsh, 1698. 1st edition
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[6], 288
Wanting pg. 176-179
References: Wing C 5263; Lowndes 496
Provenance:
Handwritten – Joice Davis
Handwritten – Gulielmi Tutte
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~7.75in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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“A celebrated work which effected a reformation in the theatre.” (Lowndes)
Jeremy Collier was a 17th-century English theater critic who, in 1698, wrote a highly controversial attack on English comedies. ‘Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage’ was filled with Collier’s views on what he considered to be profanity and immorality in English plays. He believed plays should be providing moral encouragement rather than encouraging unethical vices.
Immediately after Collier’s ‘Short View’ was released, playwrights quickly responded with their own attacks on Collier’s views. Naturally, Collier published his own defense of his ‘Short View’ which focused heavily on the content William Congreve’s plays. These works became important to the literary war between Puritan restrictions and English dramatists!
Item number: #12100
Price: $599
COLLIER, Jeremy
A short view of the immorality, and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument
London: Printed for S. Keble, R. Sare, and H. Hindmarsh, 1698. 1st edition
Details:
Collation:
[6], 288
Wanting pg. 176-179
References: Wing C 5263; Lowndes 496
Provenance:
Handwritten – Joice Davis
Handwritten – Gulielmi Tutte
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~7.75in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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