An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare: Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets; with Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireHarding, 1810 - 296 pagina's |
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Pagina vii
... gives him an early acquaintance with the writings of the ancients . His knowledge of polite literature does not begin with that period , which Mr. de Voltaire calls le Siécle de Louis quatorze . Be- fore he is admitted as a spectator at ...
... gives him an early acquaintance with the writings of the ancients . His knowledge of polite literature does not begin with that period , which Mr. de Voltaire calls le Siécle de Louis quatorze . Be- fore he is admitted as a spectator at ...
Pagina x
... gives force and direction to its actions and gestures : when one of these critics has at- tempted to finish a work by his own rules , he has rarely been able to convey into it one spark of divine fire ; and the hero of his piece , whom ...
... gives force and direction to its actions and gestures : when one of these critics has at- tempted to finish a work by his own rules , he has rarely been able to convey into it one spark of divine fire ; and the hero of his piece , whom ...
Pagina xxi
... give proper subjects for imitation . It may be said in mitiga- tion of his fault , that the vulgar here had not , as at Athens , been used to behold , Gorgeous tragedy In scepter'd pall come sweeping by , Presenting Thebes or Pelops ...
... give proper subjects for imitation . It may be said in mitiga- tion of his fault , that the vulgar here had not , as at Athens , been used to behold , Gorgeous tragedy In scepter'd pall come sweeping by , Presenting Thebes or Pelops ...
Pagina xxiii
... gives an air of re- ality to every thing , and , in spite of many and great faults , effects , better than any one has ever done , the chief purposes of theatrical repre- sentation . It avails little to prove , that the means by which ...
... gives an air of re- ality to every thing , and , in spite of many and great faults , effects , better than any one has ever done , the chief purposes of theatrical repre- sentation . It avails little to prove , that the means by which ...
Pagina 3
... , but it imitates by narration . The most perfect , and the best imitation , is certainly that which gives the most * Arist . Poet . c . 1. chap . 3 . B 2 ade- quate , lively , and faithful copy of the thing On Dramatic Poetry P.
... , but it imitates by narration . The most perfect , and the best imitation , is certainly that which gives the most * Arist . Poet . c . 1. chap . 3 . B 2 ade- quate , lively , and faithful copy of the thing On Dramatic Poetry P.
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