Essays on the Stage Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699)

by Thomas D'Urfey

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PREFACE.

1:31:46

THE PREFACE

16:57

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Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 12

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Essays on the Stage Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699) Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699)

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Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2005-07-20

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Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16335

Subjects

Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726. Short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800 PN

About the author

Thomas D'Urfey

1653–1723

A lively voice of Restoration England, this playwright and songwriter was known for sharp satire, popular stage comedies, and a knack for writing songs people actually remembered. His work helped shape the path toward English ballad opera.

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