The Controversy Between The Puritans And The Stage

by Elbert Nevius Sebring Thompson

Book Overview

The book ""The Controversy Between The Puritans And The Stage"" by Elbert N. S. Thompson delves into the historical and ideological conflict between the Puritans and the theater in seventeenth-century England. The author explores the Puritan opposition to the theater and the reasons behind it, including their belief that it promoted immorality and was a distraction from religious devotion. Thompson also examines the arguments made by those who defended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432535641
• ISBN13: 9781432535643
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"