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Venice Preserv'd.
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In the following essay, Leissner argues that in Venice Preserv'd Otway was not making a political statement but rather was writing a drama in reaction to the changing social and economic climat...
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In the following excerpt, Brown analyzes Otway's inclination, in The Orphan and Venice Preserv'd, to deviate from the model of heroic drama. Brown notes that Otway's innovations a...
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In the following essay, Berman explores Venice Preserv'd as a study of human nature and the influences of society, declaring that the play is “a rigorous and intelligent representation o...
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In the following excerpt, Canfield evaluates the power of words and vows in Venice Preserv'd. He maintains that the characters use language to forge bonds and to define honor, yet notes that wo...
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In the following essay, Moore argues that Venice Preserv'd is principally an attack on the Earl of Shaftesbury and that much of the play cannot be understood without a grounding in late-sevente...
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In the following excerpt, Brown explains why The Orphan and Venice Preserv'd are some of the purest and most cynical examples of affective tragedy.
Thomas Otway's mature affective drama,...
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In the following essay, DePorte argues that Venice Preserv'd offers no solutions to the problems that it depicts and no answers or lessons to ease the pain of uncertainty.
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In the following essay, Solomon argues that critics of Venice Preserv'd have understood neither the age in which the play was written nor the author's political intentions.
Thomas Otway&...
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In the following excerpt, originally published in 1928, Elwin offers a brief overview of Otway's life and plays, drawing attention to what he considers Otway's masterpiece, Venice Preser...
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In the following essay, Hauser argues that critics who have complained about the structure and unity of Venice Preserv'd have not considered how Otway's careful imagery and realistic dep...
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In the following essay, McBurney argues that Venice Preserv'd deserves more than qualified praise, maintaining that it ranks among the greatest English tragedies.
“What a beautiful, most...
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In the following essay, Proffitt argues that critics have often ignored one of the subtlest aspects of Venice Preserv'd, namely the play's biblical imagery and themes.
The complexity of ...
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In the following essay, Durant argues that the plot and themes of Venice Preserv'd are best explained by examining the play's interplay between political and domestic conflict.
Critics o...
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In the following essay, Hume argues that Otway's comedies are every bit as good as his more acclaimed tragedies, concluding that critics who have faulted the comedies are less offended by their...
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Critical Essay by Debra Leissner
