Project Gutenberg 2005-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 242 Boswell, James 1740 1795 Dempster, George 1732 1818 Dempster, Georgius Erskine, Andrew 1739 1793 53000016 Critical Strictures on the New Tragedy of Elvira, Written by Mr. David Malloch Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 35 Produced by David Starner, Clare Boothby and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Critical Strictures on the New Tragedy of Elvira, Written by Mr. David Malloch" is a satirical pamphlet co-authored by James Boswell, Andrew Erskine, and George Dempster, published in 1763. This literary work falls within the genre of criticism and addresses a contemporary play, "Elvira," which is itself a tragic adaptation by Malloch. The pamphlet critiques the play's quality and the author's reputation, reflecting the literary and theatrical norms of the mid-18th century. The content of "Critical Strictures" is essentially a biting commentary on Malloch's tragedy, which revolves around the themes of courtly love and familial conflict involving Don Pedro, Elvira, and the court of Portugal. The authors express their disdain for the predictable plot and lack of originality, likening Malloch’s writing to that of lesser playwrights. They lampoon the play's characterization and dramatic structure, pointing out its absurdities—such as a rebellion that is quickly resolved without genuine conflict. Despite the play running for a few nights, the criticism highlights the authors' views, suggesting that both the play and its author do not achieve the expected literary or emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mallet, David, 1705?-1765. Elvira PR Text Browsing: Literature Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 71353 2025-06-07T04:45:47.101178 text/html 65963 2020-12-14T12:06:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 24986 2020-12-14T12:06:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133337 2025-06-07T04:45:53.940641 application/epub+zip 132205 2025-06-07T04:45:50.970664 application/epub+zip 82220 2025-06-07T04:45:49.628659 application/epub+zip 347552 2025-06-07T04:45:55.951635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334692 2025-06-07T04:45:53.081663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109280 2022-09-08T00:04:27.594548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56851 2025-06-07T04:45:46.704173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56751 2020-12-14T12:06:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23160 2020-12-14T12:06:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 56743 2020-12-14T12:06:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23135 2020-12-14T12:06:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21168 2025-06-07T04:45:56.110624 application/rdf+xml 24905 2025-06-07T04:45:50.190659 image/jpeg 4516 2025-06-07T04:45:49.908688 image/jpeg 130667 2025-06-07T04:45:47.110172 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia