Parody, Controversy, Commercial Opportunity: Samuel Foote’s The Minor (1760) and Its Reception

This article studies Samuel Foote’s comedy The Minor, created in 1760, and the controversy it provoked. As Foote’s play satirizes George Whitefield and his preaching, its legality was debated. The use of scriptural quotations by ridiculous characters was criticized as Methodists argued that religion...

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Kaituhi matua:	Labrune, Pierre
Hōputu:	Artigo
Reo:	Inglês
I whakaputaina:	Centre de recherche VALE 2024
Ngā marau:	satire censure méthodisme querelle religion légalité du théâtre Foote (Samuel) Whitefield (George) censorship Methodism controversy legality of theatre
Urunga tuihono:	https://doi.org/10.4000/120mk https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/120mk https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/15592
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