Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 |
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Pagina 337
... tragedy : contrarily , in the Greek , innocence is unhappy often , and the offender escapes . Then we are not ... tragedy he has here given , is excellent , and extreme correct ; but that it is not the only model of all tragedy , because ...
... tragedy : contrarily , in the Greek , innocence is unhappy often , and the offender escapes . Then we are not ... tragedy he has here given , is excellent , and extreme correct ; but that it is not the only model of all tragedy , because ...
Pagina 338
... tragedy . The terror is likewise in the punishment of the same criminal ; who , if he be represented too great an offender , will not be pitied : if altogether innocent , his punishment will be unjust . Another obscurity is , where he ...
... tragedy . The terror is likewise in the punishment of the same criminal ; who , if he be represented too great an offender , will not be pitied : if altogether innocent , his punishment will be unjust . Another obscurity is , where he ...
Pagina 339
... tragedy to move : and I believe , upon a true definition of tragedy , it will be found that its work extends farther , and that it is to reform manners , by a delightful representation of human life in great persons , by way of dialogue ...
... tragedy to move : and I believe , upon a true definition of tragedy , it will be found that its work extends farther , and that it is to reform manners , by a delightful representation of human life in great persons , by way of dialogue ...
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