The A Comedie, as It Was Acted by Her Majesties Servants, at the Private House in Drury Lane Shirley, James 1596-1666 creator text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Lady of Pleasure" by James Shirley is a Caroline era comedy of manners written in 1635. The play centers on Lady Bornwell, a wife devoted to courtly pleasures and extravagant spending, and her husband's attempts to reform her conduct. Through a three-level plot structure, Shirley explores themes of excess, moderation, and moral boundaries within aristocratic society. The play departs from typical Renaissance comedy formulas by featuring a philandering female protagonist and contrasting her behavior with the more virtuous young widow Celestina, creating a sophisticated examination of pleasure and propriety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Pleasure Release date is 2014-03-01 E-text prepared by David Starner, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library) Original publication data not identified Comedy plays English drama -- 17th century PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45050 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45050 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134032.0 45050