Jeremy Collier
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A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage

Together with the Sense of Antiquity on this Argument

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In "A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage," Jeremy Collier offers a striking critique of the theatrical practices of late 17th-century England. Employing a direct and accessible prose style, Collier meticulously dissects the moral failings he perceives in contemporary plays, arguing that they contribute to societal corruption by glorifying vice and immorality. His work emerges within the broader context of Restoration literature, a period marked by a resurgence of public theatre with increasingly licentious content, and reflects the tensions between emerging secu...