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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Main Author: Pierre Labrune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte" 2024-06-01
Series:Sillages Critiques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/15592
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