Sacred Dramas

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Sacred Dramas is a collection of religious plays by Hannah More that were written to promote Christian morals and education, especially among young readers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
collection of plays
associatedMovement Evangelicalism
associatedWith Clapham Sect
author Hannah More
authorGender female
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
didacticFunction inculcate moral virtues
teach biblical narratives
educationalPurpose promote Christian morals
support religious instruction of youth
genre Christian literature
didactic literature
religious drama
hasPart individual sacred plays
hasReception popular among religious readers in the late 18th century
used in Christian education
hasTheme Christian morals
biblical stories
moral reform
piety
virtue
influencedBy Evangelical moral reform
biblical narratives
intendedAudience Christian families
young readers
intendedSetting domestic reading
small-scale performance
intendedUse moral instruction
religious education
language English
literaryForm play
literaryPeriod 18th-century English literature
early 19th-century English literature
literaryStyle didactic
sentimental
medium print
moralOrientation conservative Christian ethics
originalPublisher T. Cadell
publicationCentury 18th century
relatedWork Cheap Repository Tracts
Moral Sketches
religiousTradition Christianity
targetAgeGroup adolescents
children

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Hannah More notableWork Sacred Dramas