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 xxi
... 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 ' line , Or the tale of Troy divine . Homer's Homer's works alone ...
... 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 ' line , Or the tale of Troy divine . Homer's Homer's works alone ...
Pagina 4
... tion , and not on account of his other excel- lencies only , he alone deserves the name of poet * . It is apparent therefore , how far this great critic prefers this , to every other species of imitation . The general object of poetry ...
... tion , and not on account of his other excel- lencies only , he alone deserves the name of poet * . It is apparent therefore , how far this great critic prefers this , to every other species of imitation . The general object of poetry ...
Pagina 6
... tion yields the place to animated ac- tion . He It is as a moral philosopher , not as the mere connoisseur in a polite art , that Aris- totle gives the preference , above all other modes of poetic imitation , to tragedy , as capable to ...
... tion yields the place to animated ac- tion . He It is as a moral philosopher , not as the mere connoisseur in a polite art , that Aris- totle gives the preference , above all other modes of poetic imitation , to tragedy , as capable to ...
Pagina 19
... tion ? These poets have plainly neglect- ed the moral ends which were the 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 ...
... tion ? These poets have plainly neglect- ed the moral ends which were the 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 ...
Pagina 34
... of pride and ambi- tion , the tyrant's dangers and the traitor's fate . The sentiments and the manners , the passions and their consequences , are fully fully set before you ; the force and lustre of 34 ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA .
... of pride and ambi- tion , the tyrant's dangers and the traitor's fate . The sentiments and the manners , the passions and their consequences , are fully fully set before you ; the force and lustre of 34 ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA .
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