Thomas Shadwells tragödie "The libertine" und ihr verhältnis zu den vorausgehenden bearbeitungen der Don Juan-sage ...John, 1904 - 67 pages |
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Atheismus Bühne Burlador Carrille Censur Charakter Cicognini Clara und Flavia Convitato di pietra Devil Diener Don Johns Don Antonio Don Francisco Don Juan-Bearbeitung Don Juan-Sage Don Lopez Don Philippe Dorimond Dorset Draeger Dram dramatische drei Lüstlinge Einsiedler Engl englische Dichter englischen Stücke entlehnt Eremit erklärt ermordeten erscheint ersten fear Festin de Pierre finden Flucht Fools Fournel französischen Stücke Freunde Geliebten Good Gouverneurs Handlung Heaven Herrn Husband Jacomo Langbaine lässt Lebenswandel lich Lives London Lopez und Antonio Mädchen Mahrenholtz Maria und Leonora Mesnard Molières Don Juan Mörder Oktavio Originalität Ormin Otto Jahn Paris Pierre on l'Athée Play Poets Publikum Rosimonds Nouveau Festin Rosimondschen Schäfer Schäferinnen Schiff Sevilla Shadwells Don John Shadwells Libertine Shadwells Tragödie Shadwellschen Sirrah Statue sucht Théâtre Théâtre du Marais Thomas Shadwells Tirso de Molina Underhill Universität Leipzig Vater Verbrechen Verführer veux Villiers W. A. Mozart Weise Werke zeigt
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Page 10 - Mouth and short Chin, a churlish Voice, and awkward Action, (leaping often up with both Legs at a Time, when he conceived any Thing waggish, and afterwards hugging himself at the Thought...
Page 27 - French plays were made upon the story. "The character of The Libertine, and consequently those of his friends, are borrowed ; but all the Plot, till the latter end of the Fourth Act, is new : And all the rest is very much varied from anything which has been done upon the subject.
Page 26 - PREFACE The story from which I took the hint of this Play, is famous all over Spain, Italy, and France: It was first put into a Spanish Play (as I have been told) the Spaniards having a Tradition (which they believe) of such a vicious Spaniard, as is represented in this Play. From them the Italian Comedians took it, and from them the French took it, and four several French Plays were made upon the Story.
Page 29 - JOHN: Nature gave us our Senses, which we please; Nor does our Reason war against our Sense. By Nature's order, Sense should guide our Reason, Since to the mind all objects Sense conveys. But Fools for shadows lose substantial pleasures, For idle tales abandon true delight, And solid joys of day for empty dreams at night.
Page 11 - London, Printed for Henry Herringman at the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1667.
Page 46 - And here, if an honest Gentleman offers a Wife a civility by the By, our bloudy butcherly Husbands are cutting of throats presently — Clara. Oh that we had those frank civil English-men, instead of our grave dull surly Spanish Blockheads...
Page 12 - I WANT a hero : an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one, Till, after cloying the gazettes with cant, The age discovers he is not the true one ; Of such as these I should not care to vaunt, I'll therefore take our ancient friend Don Juan — We all have seen him, in the pantomime, Sent to the devil somewhat ere his time...
Page 64 - I hope the Readers will excuse the Irregularities of the Play, when they consider, that the Extravagance of the subject forced me to it : And I had rather try new ways to please, than to write on in the same Road, as too many do.
Page 34 - DON JOHN: I shall spoil your Mirth, Sirra; I will have it done. JACOMO: Why, 'tis impossible; wou'd you have me such a Coxcomb, invite Marble to eat? Ha, ha, ha. [He goes several times towards the Statue and returns laughing.] Good Mr. Statue, if it shall please your Worship, my Master desires you to make Collation with him presently— [The STATUE nods his head, JACOMO falls down and roars.] Oh I am dead! Oh, Oh, Oh.
Page 64 - Moral, than an incouragement to vice. I have no reason to complain of the success of this Play, since it pleased those, whom, of all the world, I would please most. Nor was the Town unkind to it, for which reason I must applaud my good Fortune, to have pleased with so little pains: there being no Act in it, which cost me above five days writing; and the last two, (the Play-house having great occasion for a Play) were both written in four days...