A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The Libertine
This article argues that The Libertine by Thomas Shadwell, one of the earliest examples of the Restoration comedies, has one of the pioneering roles in portraying the philosophy of the time’s courtiers, libertinism. It is obviously seen in Shadwell’s play that the characteristics of libertinism are...
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2023-10-01
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| description | This article argues that The Libertine by Thomas Shadwell, one of the earliest examples of the Restoration comedies, has one of the pioneering roles in portraying the philosophy of the time’s courtiers, libertinism. It is obviously seen in Shadwell’s play that the characteristics of libertinism are not given entirely truly in this Don Juan adaptation, but rather in an exaggerated and criminalised way. In this light, the paper will first discuss the playwright’s socio-political position during the upheaval of the Restoration of Charles II. Secondly, it will set out to explore the play’s position in terms of its exemplary nature in the genre of comedy of manners. Last but not least, libertinism and its characteristics will be analysed through their illustration in the play by means of male characters, particularly Don John, the protagonist. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43d598c197b147ac9c15a653a0ed673c2025-01-05T19:09:34ZengThe English Language and Literature Research Association of TürkiyeIdeas: Journal of English Literary Studies2757-95492023-10-0132119132A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The LibertineŞafak Horzum0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4114-0387Kütahya Dumlupınar UniversityThis article argues that The Libertine by Thomas Shadwell, one of the earliest examples of the Restoration comedies, has one of the pioneering roles in portraying the philosophy of the time’s courtiers, libertinism. It is obviously seen in Shadwell’s play that the characteristics of libertinism are not given entirely truly in this Don Juan adaptation, but rather in an exaggerated and criminalised way. In this light, the paper will first discuss the playwright’s socio-political position during the upheaval of the Restoration of Charles II. Secondly, it will set out to explore the play’s position in terms of its exemplary nature in the genre of comedy of manners. Last but not least, libertinism and its characteristics will be analysed through their illustration in the play by means of male characters, particularly Don John, the protagonist. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3374172libertinismcomedy of mannersthomas shadwellthe libertinesatire |
| spellingShingle | Şafak Horzum A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The Libertine Ideas: Journal of English Literary Studies libertinism comedy of manners thomas shadwell the libertine satire |
| title | A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The Libertine |
| title_full | A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The Libertine |
| title_fullStr | A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The Libertine |
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| title_short | A Critique of Exaggerated Libertinism in Thomas Shadwell’s The Libertine |
| title_sort | critique of exaggerated libertinism in thomas shadwell s the libertine |
| topic | libertinism comedy of manners thomas shadwell the libertine satire |
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