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

Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695. author.; Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Cosens, F. W. (Frederick William), 1819-1889, former owner.; Jolley, Thomas, former owner.
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Title
A discourse against plays and romances [manuscript], ca. 1675.
Uniform title
Essais de morale. Selections. English
Description
1-30, 33-56 p.
Associated name
Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695. author.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Cosens, F. W. (Frederick William), 1819-1889, former owner.
Jolley, Thomas, former owner.
Scope and content
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.
Language Note
In English translated from the French.
Note
Apparently no gap in text.

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Provenance
Thomas Jolley, 1827 -- Halliwell-Phillipps -- Cosens MS
Formerly Folger MS 1947.1, but not De Ricci 1947.1.
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
V.a.312
Folger accession
cs1947

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