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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacred Dramas canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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
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used in Christian education ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian morals
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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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