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 VoltairePriestly, 1966 - 296 pagina's |
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... character of mere lovers . In this play , great violence is done to the character of the persons , to which Horace , and all good critics , prescribe a most exact adherence . And though the Romans , who had conquered all other nations ...
... character of mere lovers . In this play , great violence is done to the character of the persons , to which Horace , and all good critics , prescribe a most exact adherence . And though the Romans , who had conquered all other nations ...
Pagina 177
... character , usual in the plays of our Author , the events being too great to admit the in- fluence of particular dispositions . It appears to me , that the character of Macbeth is also represented less particular and special , that his ...
... character , usual in the plays of our Author , the events being too great to admit the in- fluence of particular dispositions . It appears to me , that the character of Macbeth is also represented less particular and special , that his ...
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... character on the stage , where the guilty person was intended to excite in- dignation and abhorrence ; and is therefore the most flagrantly absurd , in a case where the character is that on which the interest of the play is to turn ...
... character on the stage , where the guilty person was intended to excite in- dignation and abhorrence ; and is therefore the most flagrantly absurd , in a case where the character is that on which the interest of the play is to turn ...
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