The London Merchant or The History of George Barnwell a Tragedy – Buch antiquarisch kaufen

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400 g

Hardcover

Englisch

1782, Good Condition, In later binding with marbled paper boards, blue cloth spine and gilt titling to front, 60pp

The London Merchant (Or The History Of George Barnwell) is playwright George Lillo's most famous work. A tragedy that follows the downfall of a young apprentice due to his association with a prostitute, it is remarkable for its use of middle and working class characters. First performed at the Drury Lane Theatre on June 21, 1731, The London Merchant became one of the most popular plays of the century George Lillo based his play, The London Merchant, on a seventeenth-century ballad about a murder in Shropshire. The ballad follows the adventures of George Barnwell, who engages in an affair with the prostitute Sarah Millwood. After stealing money from his employer to fund his relationship, Barnwell robs and murders his uncle. Both Barnwell and Millwood are arrested and executed for their crimes. George Lillo's plays usually resembled drames, or mixed toned Bourgeois Tragedies revolving around the middle-class.

1782

02.01.2024

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