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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... object of poetry , among the ancients , was the instruction of mankind , in religion , morals , philosophy , & c . Το these great purposes were tuned the harps of Orpheus , Musaus , Hesiod , Callimachus , & c . Nor in Greece alone was ...
... object of poetry , among the ancients , was the instruction of mankind , in religion , morals , philosophy , & c . Το these great purposes were tuned the harps of Orpheus , Musaus , Hesiod , Callimachus , & c . Nor in Greece alone was ...
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... object of the Drama : and the manner of con- ducting their tragedy seems no less a de- viation from that which the great poets practised , and the best critics taught . If they have avoided monstrous errors and absur- C 2 absurdities ...
... object of the Drama : and the manner of con- ducting their tragedy seems no less a de- viation from that which the great poets practised , and the best critics taught . If they have avoided monstrous errors and absur- C 2 absurdities ...
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... objects of too great horror for the spectator ; but is not Theseus , in the midst of plagues and famine , ado- ring les beaux yeux of the princess Dirce , as much an object of ridicule ? Fine dialogues of love , interwoven with a tale ...
... objects of too great horror for the spectator ; but is not Theseus , in the midst of plagues and famine , ado- ring les beaux yeux of the princess Dirce , as much an object of ridicule ? Fine dialogues of love , interwoven with a tale ...
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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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