The School of Abuse: Containing a Pleasant Invective Against Poets, Players, Jesters, &C (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Stephen gosson, the author of the tract reprinted on the following pages, was not the earliest literary enemy of theatrical performances in this country. That distinction belongs to John Northbrooke, whose Trea tise wherein Dicing, Dauncing, Vaine Playes or Eu terluds &c. Are reproved, was licensed for the press in 1577: it was printed by H. Bynneman, with out date, but no doubt prior to 1579, when Cosson's Schoole of Abuse, conteining a plesaunt Invective against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Jesters &c. Made its appearance. Our author, therefore, is only entitled to the second place in the attack upon the stage, although he says nothing about any predecessor. Northbrooke's work well merits at least equal attention; and on an early occasion we shall offer a careful re-impression of it to the members of the Shakespeare Society. We were led, in the first instance, to Gosson's tract, by his connection with Edward Alleyn, late in life, when Gosson was vicar of the parish in which that great actor and most benevolent man was born.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating historical examination of the Elizabethan era's anti-theatrical movement, from around 1579 to 1642. It examines ideological roots, as well as the influence of religious beliefs, morality, and economics on theatre in England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The author, Stephen Gosson, was himself a playwright and poet who later became a vocal critic of the theatre after experiencing a religious conversion. This anti-theatrical stance positioned plays as hotbeds of immorality that preyed on the passions of their working-class audiences and led to societal chaos. It was a complex argument with dangerous potential religious and political consequences. Gosson's views were not unique, and this book provides a rich and detailed overview of the dynamic historical context that made this perspective not only possible, but influential. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330105573_0
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