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Hardcover. [3], 78 p.; 17.5 cm. `Puritanism is the greatest friend to art. Without truth and purity no art can last. We reject with indignant scorn the dismal cant that talks of art for art's sake, and seeks therein excuse for all that is earthly, sensual, devilish. We want art for Christ's sake.' (p. 64 f.) -- `The Puritans in 1648 passed a savage ordinance against theatres and actors, directing that actors should be flogged if they did not give up acting, and so forth. I am not aware that this law was ever carried out. It was probably only a threat. But what a piece of monumental folly such coercion was. It made no distinction between Shakespeare's dramas, or Milton's Comus and the lowest indecency of a second-hand playwright. We want to get Christ so fully into the hearts of the masses of our countrymen, that they will find no pleasure in anything dramatic which is not pure and elevating, so that a theatre that does not bring forward high-toned drama actually will not pay.' (p. 67 f.) VG orig. green cloth. Presentation stamp on title-page. …

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 152. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 152.…