Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… to the public ( Mme Riccoboni's Letters , Lettre du 3 mai 1769, 148). She surmised that it was due to the sociological nature of the spectators since, in Britain, nobles despised comedy, which was the realm of the bourgeoisie. She … that, although the taste for such characters was assuredly British, the emotions they betrayed were universal . 3 Nature, truth, and sentiment are equally prized by British, French, Russian and Turkish natives. Yet wit, banter, …
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