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Collier, Jeremy
Collier, Jeremy (1650–1726), became a non-juring bishop in 1713. He is chiefly remembered for his Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage (1698), in which he attacked Dryden, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, D'Urfey, and Otway, complaining particularly of profanity in stage dialogue and mockery of the clergy. The work created a great impact; Congreve and D'Urfey were prosecuted, Betterton and Mrs Bracegirdle were fined, and several of the poets replied, though not very effectively. Collier contributed towards the climate that produced the ‘reformed’ drama of C. Cibber and his successors. (See also Restoration.)
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Collier, Jeremy." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Collier, Jeremy." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CollierJeremy.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Collier, Jeremy." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CollierJeremy.html |
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Jeremy Collier
Jeremy Collier 1650–1726, English clergyman. Collier was imprisoned as one of the nonjurors , who refused to pledge allegiance to William III and Mary II. He later was outlawed (1696) for absolving on the scaffold two of those involved in the assassination plot against William. Collier's principal fame comes from his Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage (1698) and Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain (1708, 1714). In 1713 he was ordained a nonjuring bishop.
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"Jeremy Collier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jeremy Collier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CollierJ.html "Jeremy Collier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CollierJ.html |
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