Without God or Reason: Plays of Thomas Shadwell and Secular Ethics in the Restoration

Author:   Christopher J. Wheatley
Publisher:   Associated University Presses
ISBN:  

9780838752432


Pages:   201
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Format:   Hardback
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Without God or Reason: Plays of Thomas Shadwell and Secular Ethics in the Restoration


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This work argues that examinations of the didactic component of Restoration drama have been hindered by several faulty assumptions: first, that there is some widely accepted ethical belief system in the period; second, that sexual behavior is the central test case for ethical obligation in the comedy; and finally, that ethical systems are not in themselves complex.

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Author:   Christopher J. Wheatley
Publisher:   Associated University Presses
Imprint:   Bucknell University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780838752432


ISBN 10:   0838752438
Pages:   201
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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