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portada A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
398
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9789309331411

A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02

Robert Dodsley;William Carew Hazlitt (Author) · Alpha Edition · Paperback

A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 - Robert Dodsley;William Carew Hazlitt

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Synopsis "A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02"

Youth stands at a moral crossroads, pulled between pleasure, temptation and the demands of right conduct. Across seven early English plays, youthful behaviour becomes a testing ground for obedience, pride and the value of guidance. Personified virtues and vices argue their claims directly, turning inward conflict into lively dramatic encounter and giving abstract questions an immediate presence on the stage. Domestic discipline, religious instruction and education broaden the collection beyond a single moral pattern. One play adapts the biblical history of Jacob and Esau, while another sets learning against competing worldly qualities. Elsewhere, family authority and disobedience shape the dramatic tension. The forms shift from compact interlude and comedy to scriptural and educational drama, yet each work uses debate, confrontation and allegorical characterisation to examine how conduct is formed and corrected. These moral instruction plays preserve a theatrical mode in which ideas speak, contend and expose the consequences of mistaken choices. Their direct arguments reveal drama serving several purposes at once: entertainment, teaching and religious reflection. Gathered together, the seven works show the range of didactic drama, from conflicts surrounding youth and family discipline to questions of knowledge, faith and self-command, while retaining the distinct structures and emphases of each play. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Read more

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