Moli Re And The Restoration Comedy In England Classic Reprint
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Moli Re And The Restoration Comedy In England Classic Reprint
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Author : W. Moseley Kerby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-03
Moli Re And The Restoration Comedy In England Classic Reprint written by W. Moseley Kerby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-03 with History categories.
Excerpt from Moliere and the Restoration Comedy in England Thomas D'Urfcy (1630-1723), a minor writer of comedy belonging to the period of dramatic literature with which it is proposed to deal, has inserted a song in "Sir Barnaby Whig" (1681) which contains this line: "Moliere is quite rifled, then how should I write?" It is intended to show, in the following pages, to what extent the English comic dramatists who wrote during the period ranging between 1660 and the year of the death of Queen Anne, had recourse for ideas to Moliere, his contemporaries, and immediate followers, and what was the nature of the influence so imparted. The following is an outline of the dissertation: Introduction. - I. General survey of Moliere's influence upon the literatures of Europe. 2. The deep impression made by Moliere upon the minds of the English, as manifested in the Preface to "Select Comedies of Moliere" (1732). 3. The Abbe Prevost's description of the popularity of Moliere in England. 4. Dramatic criticisms of Frenchmen who were in England during the years following the Restoration. 5. Prevailing love for the theatres. 6. General influence, other than that of the drama, of France upon England at the time of the Restoration. Chapter I. - Influence of the French comic drama upon the first generation of dramatists who shared with Dryden in the foundation of a classic or regular drama in England. This includes the following names: Davenant, Dryden, Etherege, Shadwell, Sedley. Chapter II. - Influence of Molieresque comedy upon those comic dramatists who appeared early in the seventies. The leading name of this class is Wycherley, with the subsidiary figures of Otway, Mrs. Behn, and Crown. Chapter III. - Influence of Molieresque comedy upon the group of playwrights ho made their appearance at the very close of the century, and who were divided by more than thirty years from the Restoration. The principal comic writers in this section are Congreve, Colley Cibber, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar. Chapter IV. - Vast superiority of Moliere over the English writers from the point of view of dramatic construction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Three Restoration Comedies
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Author : George Etherege
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2005-11-24
Three Restoration Comedies written by George Etherege and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-24 with Drama categories.
After the restoration of King Charles II to the British throne in 1660, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and in which elegance and wit became the chief virtues. Irreverent, licentious and cynical, the three plays collected here hold up a mirror to this dazzling era and satirize the gulf between appearances and reality. In Etherege's The Man of Mode (1676), the womanizing Dorimant meets his match when he falls in love with the unpretentious Harriet, while Wycherley's The Country Wife (c. 1675) depicts the rakish Horner who fakes impotence to fool trusting husbands into giving him easy access to their wives. And in Congreve's Love for Love (1695), the extravagant Valentine can only win his beloved Angelica if he loses his inheritance.
Playwright As Thinker
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Author : ERIC. BENTLEY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Playwright As Thinker written by ERIC. BENTLEY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The History Of Philosophy
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Author : A. C. Grayling
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-06-20
The History Of Philosophy written by A. C. Grayling and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-20 with Philosophy categories.
AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES 'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945. Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, A. C. Grayling covers with characteristic clarity and elegance subjects like epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, logic, and the philosophy of mind, as well as the history of debates in these areas, through the ideas of celebrated philosophers as well as less well-known influential thinkers. The History of Philosophy takes the reader on a journey from the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates. Through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment. On to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, then the philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world. And finally, into philosophy today.
Discourse On The State Of The Jews
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Author : Simone Luzzatto
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-07-08
Discourse On The State Of The Jews written by Simone Luzzatto and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-08 with History categories.
In 1638, a small book of no more than 92 pages in octavo was published “appresso Gioanne Calleoni” under the title “Discourse on the State of the Jews and in particular those dwelling in the illustrious city of Venice.” It was dedicated to the Doge of Venice and his counsellors, who are labelled “lovers of Truth.” The author of the book was a certain Simone (Simḥa) Luzzatto, a native of Venice, where he lived and died, serving as rabbi for over fifty years during the course of the seventeenth century. Luzzatto’s political thesis is simple and, at the same time, temerarious, if not revolutionary: Venice can put an end to its political decline, he argues, by offering the Jews a monopoly on overseas commercial activity. This plan is highly recommendable because the Jews are “wellsuited for trade,” much more so than others (such as “foreigners,” for example). The rabbi opens his argument by recalling that trade and usury are the only occupations permitted to Jews. Within the confines of their historical situation, the Venetian Jews became particularly skilled at trade with partners from the Eastern Mediterranean countries. Luzzatto’s argument is that this talent could be put at the service of the Venetian government in order to maintain – or, more accurately, recover – its political importance as an intermediary between East and West. He was the first to define the role of the Jews on the basis of their economic and social functions, disregarding the classic categorisation of Judaism’s alleged privileged religious status in world history. Nonetheless, going beyond the socio-economic arguments of the book, it is essential to point out Luzzatto’s resort to sceptical strategies in order to plead in defence of the Venetian Jews. It is precisely his philosophical and political scepticism that makes Luzzatto’s texts so unique. This edition aims to grant access to his works and thought to English-speaking readers and scholars. By approaching his texts from this point of view, the editors hope to open a new path in research into Jewish culture and philosophy that will enable other scholars to develop new directions and new perspectives, stressing the interpenetration between Jews and the surrounding Christian and secular cultures.
Theory And Technique Of Playwriting
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Author : J.H. Lawson
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1960
Theory And Technique Of Playwriting written by J.H. Lawson and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with History categories.
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Dictionary Catalog Of The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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Author : William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Dictionary Catalog Of The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library written by William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with England categories.
My Life
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Author : Leon Trotsky
language : en
Publisher: Wellred Books
Release Date : 2023-03-02
My Life written by Leon Trotsky and has been published by Wellred Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Since My Life was first published it has been regarded as a unique political, literary and human document. Written in the first year of Trotsky's exile in Turkey, it contains the earliest authoritative account of the rise of Stalinism and the expulsion of the Left Opposition, who heroically fought for the ideas and traditions of Lenin. Trotsky's exile is the culmination of a narrative which moves from his childhood, his education in the "universities" of Tsarist prisons, Siberia and then foreign exile - to his involvement in the European revolutionary movement and his central role in the tempestuous 1905 revolution and the Bolshevik victory in October 1917 and the civil war which followed. The work concludes with his deportation and exile. With an introduction by Alan Woods and a preface by Trotsky's grandson, Vsievolod Volkov.
Minima Moralia
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Author : Theodor Adorno
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2018-06-26
Minima Moralia written by Theodor Adorno and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-26 with Philosophy categories.
Written between 1944 and 1947, Minima Moralia is a collection of rich, lucid aphorisms and essays about life in modern capitalist society. Adorno casts his penetrating eye across society in mid-century America and finds a life deformed by capitalism. This is Adorno's theoretical and literary masterpiece and a classic of twentieth-century thought.
Reading Roman Comedy
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Author : Alison Sharrock
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-09-24
Reading Roman Comedy written by Alison Sharrock and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-24 with History categories.
For many years the domain of specialists in early Latin, in complex metres, and in the reconstruction of texts, Roman comedy is now established in the mainstream of Classical literary criticism. Where most books stress the original performance as the primary location for the encountering of the plays, this book finds the locus of meaning and appreciation in the activity of a reader, albeit one whose manner of reading necessarily involves the imaginative reconstruction of performance. The texts are treated, and celebrated, as literary devices, with programmatic beginnings, middles, ends, and intertexts. All the extant plays of Plautus and Terence have at least a bit part in this book, which seeks to expose the authors' fabulous artificiality and artifice, while playing along with their differing but interrelated poses of generic humility.