The Lady of Pleasure by James Shirley
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"The Lady of Pleasure" by James Shirley is a Caroline era comedy of manners written in 1635. The play centers on Lady Bornwell, a wife devoted to courtly pleasures and extravagant spending, and her husband's attempts to reform her conduct. Through a three-level plot structure, Shirley explores themes of excess, moderation, and moral boundaries within aristocratic society. The play departs from typical Renaissance comedy formulas by featuring a philandering female protagonist and
contrasting her behavior with the more virtuous young widow Celestina, creating a sophisticated examination of pleasure and propriety. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shirley, James, 1596-1666 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Lady of Pleasure A Comedie, as It Was Acted by Her Majesties Servants, at the Private House in Drury Lane |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Pleasure |
| Credits | E-text prepared by David Starner, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (www.hathitrust.org/digital_library) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | English drama -- 17th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 45050 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-45050-6 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 631 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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