Maxims and reflections upon plays. (In answer to a discourse Of, the lawfullness and vnlawfullness of plays. Printed before a late play entituled, Beauty in distress.) Written in French by the Bp. of Meaux. And now made English. The preface by another hand.

All titles

• Maxims and reflections upon plays. (In answer to a discourse Of, the lawfullness and vnlawfullness of plays. Printed before a late play entituled, Beauty in distress.) Written in French by the Bp. of Meaux. And now made English. The preface by another hand.
• Maximes et réflexions sur la comédie. English

People / Organizations

• Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for R. Sare, at Grays-Inn Gate, in Holborne, 1699.

Publication year

1699-1699

ESTC No.

R223881

Grub Street ID

97638

Description

[16], 127, 112-118, [2] p. ; 8⁰

Note

A translation of: Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne. Maximes et réflexions sur la comédie.

Occasioned by Lettre d'un théologien consulté par l'auteur pour savoir si la comédie puet tre permise, which has been attributed to Francesco Caffaro.

With a table of contents and a final advertisement leaf.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B3786Person as subject Caffaro, Francesco, ca. 1650-1720. Lettre d'un théologien consulté par l'auteur pour savoir si la comédie puet tre permise. Subject Theater -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.

Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800.