Project Gutenberg 2005-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 52 Avery, Emmett Langdon 1903 1970 Avery, Emmett L. Woodward, Josiah 1660 1712 50001549 Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage in a Letter to a Lady (1704) Los Angeles : $b The Augustan Reprint Society, $c 1947 Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 06 Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Richard Cohen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage" is an anonymous collection of pamphlets addressing the perceived moral failings of theatrical performances in early 18th-century England. Published in a time characterized by a renewed religious fervor following the devastation caused by a significant storm, the book argues for the suppression or suspension of theater due to its alleged promotion of vice, blasphemy, and immorality. This work belongs to the early modern period, a time when societal norms were being heavily scrutinized through a moral and religious lens. The first pamphlet, "Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage," compiles various quotes from contemporary plays that highlight their offensive and profane content. The author aims to persuade the public of the need to regulate or completely halt theatrical performances, citing both moral decay and divine judgment as motivations for their cause. The second pamphlet, "Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage," takes a more personal approach, addressing a lady about the dangers of attending plays and promoting a life governed by virtue rather than vanity. Together, these works reflect the tensions between artistic expression and moral accountability during a time of social and religious reawakening, urging the audience to consider the spiritual ramifications of their entertainment choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800 Theater -- England -- Early works to 1800 PN Text Browsing: Literature 91210 91217 2024-10-07T06:40:23.399360 2023-09-07T08:04:30.500722 text/html text/html 88861 2020-12-14T10:04:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 31664 2020-12-14T10:04:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 141387 2024-10-07T06:40:31.167307 application/epub+zip 139207 2024-10-07T06:40:27.770336 application/epub+zip 88361 2024-10-07T06:40:26.121332 application/epub+zip 374192 2024-10-07T06:40:33.685308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352584 2024-10-07T06:40:30.192325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121457 2022-09-07T22:58:32.337604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71087 71013 2024-10-07T06:40:22.890370 2023-09-07T08:04:30.112728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70709 2020-12-14T10:04:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27822 2020-12-14T10:04:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20108 2024-10-07T06:40:33.829309 application/rdf+xml 25980 2024-10-07T06:40:26.676330 image/jpeg 4755 2024-10-07T06:40:26.395345 image/jpeg 138879 2024-10-07T06:40:23.409344 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog