Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) was an English moralist and divine known for his attack on the contemporary theatre in "The Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage" (1698). The work criticized playwrights like Dryden and Congreve, drawing responses from them.
Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) fue un moralista y clérigo inglés conocido por su ataque al teatro contemporáneo en "The Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage" (1698). La obra criticó a dramaturgos como Dryden y Congreve, provocando respuestas de estos.
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| Back | 1650-1726 moralist and divine the immortality and profaneness of the English stage 1698 an attack on leading playwrights Dryden, Congreve, Vanbrugh, John Dennis both Congreve and Vanbrugh replied Jeremy Collier (/ˈkɒliər/; 23 September 1650 – 26 April 1726) was an English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian. |
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