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The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell, And Fatal Curiosity

The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell, And Fatal Curiosity

George Lillo

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2020
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Ética y filosofía moral
ISBN:
9789354301032
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An unflinching portrait of moral collapse on the mercantile stage. Fate tightens with every choice. George Lillo’s The London Merchant is a defining eighteenth-century drama and an English tragedy play that brought everyday commercial life into tragic focus. One of classic stage literature’s bold experiments, it tests the moral limits of its characters and probes the moral downfall theme without theatrical excess. Its spare, human intensity confronts the consequences of crime and punishment and the quiet anguish of a family betrayal story, delivering moral drama that still resonates beyond its era. Lillo’s plainspoken rhetoric and compact plotting make the experience immediate: moral questions are posed plainly, and the stage becomes a mirror for civic anxieties.Set unmistakably in a recognisable Georgian London setting and read against the wider currents of early modern England, the play offers a vivid window onto urban commerce, apprenticeship and social expectation. Historically significant for bringing middle-class lives to the centre of tragedy, it stands at the crossroads of popular theatre and moral philosophy; its influence can be traced through later currents of English stage practice and pedagogy. For scholars and curious readers alike it illuminates how drama could shape public conversations around virtue, credit and domestic responsibility.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Accessible to casual readers drawn to concentrated moral drama, it will also find a place with collectors building a theater history collection or a restoration drama anthology; scholars and teachers will recognise it as a compact literature students resource and an essential companion among george lillo works. Presented for both shelf and syllabus, this edition restores a vital chapter of English theatrical history to contemporary discussion.

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