A discourse against plays and romances [manuscript], ca. 1675

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A discourse against plays and romances [manuscript], ca. 1675

Selections of Pierre Nicole's multi-volume work Essais de morale (possibly from v. 3 of the French edition, 1675). Jansenist views of comedy, which the Christian should shun. References to Corneille blacked out. With an autograph description of the manuscript by J.P. Collier.

1-30, 33-56 p.

fre,

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 7884292

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883

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Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695

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Jolley, Thomas

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