An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakspeare: Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets; with Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireAMS Press, 1966 - 296 pagina's |
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Pagina viii
... less obsequi- ous in their address to their king , than the cour- tiers of the grand monarque . Theseus is made a mere sighing swain . Many of the greatest men of antiquity , and even the roughest heroes amongst the Goths and Vandals ...
... less obsequi- ous in their address to their king , than the cour- tiers of the grand monarque . Theseus is made a mere sighing swain . Many of the greatest men of antiquity , and even the roughest heroes amongst the Goths and Vandals ...
Pagina 81
... less charged with absurdities , and less involved in confusion . It is in- deed liable to those objections , which are made to Tragi - comedy . But if the pe- dantry of learning could ever recede from its dogmatical rules , I think that ...
... less charged with absurdities , and less involved in confusion . It is in- deed liable to those objections , which are made to Tragi - comedy . But if the pe- dantry of learning could ever recede from its dogmatical rules , I think that ...
Pagina 88
... less just , and consequently less agreeable to our judgments . Gluttony , corpulency , and cowardice , are the peculiarities of Falstaffe's composition : they render him ridiculous without folly , throw an air of jest and festi- vity ...
... less just , and consequently less agreeable to our judgments . Gluttony , corpulency , and cowardice , are the peculiarities of Falstaffe's composition : they render him ridiculous without folly , throw an air of jest and festi- vity ...
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On Dramatic Poetry P | 3 |
On the Historical Drama P | 33 |
The First Part of Henry IV P | 69 |
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