1699 1ed Jeremey
Collier Defense of Short View of English Theater Puritan Plays
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.
This 1699 first edition of ‘Defense’ is a fine printing of the literary
war between Puritan restrictions and English dramatists!
Item number:
#7812
Price: $750
COLLIER,
Jeremy
A
defence of the Short view of the profaneness and immorality of the English
stage, being a reply to Mr. Congreve's Amendments, &c. and to the
Vindication of the author of the relapse.
London:
Printed for S. Keble ... R. Sare ... and H. Hindmarsh, 1699. First edition.
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[4], 139, [1]
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References: Wing C 5248;
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Provenance: Armorial Bookplate
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Coat of arms likely belonged to the Earl
of Dudley, a member of the Ward family.
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in (19cm x 12cm)
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