Jeremy Collier
Jeremy Collier (/ˈkɒliər/; 23 September 1650 – 26 April 1726) was an English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian.
Life
Born Jeremiah Collier, in
Works
Collier was the primus of the nonjuring line and a strong supporter of the four usages. (see
Collier Controversy
In the history of English drama, Collier is known for his
Collier devotes nearly 300 pages to decry what he perceived as profanity and moral degeneration in the stage productions of the era. This ranged from general attacks on the morality of Restoration theatre to very specific indictments of playwrights of the day. Collier argued that a venue as influential as the theatre—it was believed then that the theatre should be providing moral instruction—should not have content that is morally detrimental. These pamphlets began a
Aftermath
Although the theatre styles of the
Dictionary
Collier published an early encyclopedia in 1701, The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary. He freely admitted that the text was based on a number of earlier historians, but especially out of the eighth edition of Louis Moréri's Grand Dictionnaire Historique. This was issued in two volumes in London from 1701 to 1705 with an appendix covering the time period from 1688 "by another hand" being issued in the latter year. A further appendix was issued in 1721 and a second edition in 1727. The work was not considered a success as Collier's additions were not of the same quality as the source text and it came out during the same period as the Lexicon Technicum.[1]
Death
Collier died on 26 April 1726 and was buried on 29 April in
References
- Aurelius, Marcus (1701). T. Gataker; J. Collier (eds.). Meditations. Translated by Jeremy Collier. London: Sare.
- Boster, Tania (2009). "BETTER TO BE ALONE THAN IN ILL COMPANY"JEREMY COLLIER THE YOUNGER: LIFE AND WORKS, 1650–1726. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
- Collier, Jeremy (1996) [1698]. Yuji, Kaneko (ed.). A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English stage. London: Routledge.
- Cornwall, R.D. (1993). Visible and Apostolic: The Constitution of the Church in High Church Anglican and Non-Juror Thought. University of Delaware Press.
- Salmon, Eric (2004). "Collier, Jeremy (1650–1726)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. . (subscription required)
- Sutton, Charles William (1887). "Collier, Jeremy". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 341–347.
- Edward I. Bleiberg, ed. (2005). "The Hanoverian Theater". The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600–1800. Vol. 5. Detroit: Gale. pp. 431–435.
- Westlake, E.J. (2005). "Drama: Drama and Religion". Encyclopedia of Religion. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 2435–2440.
- Dennis Kennedy, ed. (2003). "Collier Jeremy (1650–1726)". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance. Vol. 1. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 287–288.
- Edward I. Bleiberg, ed. (2005). "Important Events in Theater". The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600–1800. Vol. 5. Detroit: Gale. pp. 394–397.
- "The proceedings against the three nonjuring clergymen, Mr. Collier, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Snatt, for publicly absolving Sir William Parkyns and Sir John Freind at Tyburn". A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors. 13 (391, column 406). 1812.
External links
- Works by Jeremy Collier at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Jeremy Collier at Internet Archive
- The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary Vol. 1
- The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary Vol. 2
- A supplement to The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary