An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireJ. Dodsley, 1769 - 288 pages |
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... POETS . WITH SOME REMARKS Upon the MISREPRESENTATIONS of Monf . de VOLTAIRE . LONDON : Printed for J. DODSLEY , Pall - mall ; Meff . BAKER and LEIGH , York - ftreet , Covent - garden ; J. WALTER , Charing - crofs ; T. CADELL , in the ...
... POETS . WITH SOME REMARKS Upon the MISREPRESENTATIONS of Monf . de VOLTAIRE . LONDON : Printed for J. DODSLEY , Pall - mall ; Meff . BAKER and LEIGH , York - ftreet , Covent - garden ; J. WALTER , Charing - crofs ; T. CADELL , in the ...
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With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire Elizabeth Robinson Montagu ! Koninklijke Bibliotheck to's Marze . C INTRODUCTION . On Dramatic Poetry . On the Hiftorical Drama.
With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire Elizabeth Robinson Montagu ! Koninklijke Bibliotheck to's Marze . C INTRODUCTION . On Dramatic Poetry . On the Hiftorical Drama.
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... Poetry . On the Hiftorical Drama . The First Part of Henry IV . Page 1 . P. 25 . P. 55- P. 89 . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . P. 173 . P. 207 . P. 245 . The Second Part of Henry IV . The Tragedy of Macbeth . Upon the ...
... Poetry . On the Hiftorical Drama . The First Part of Henry IV . Page 1 . P. 25 . P. 55- P. 89 . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . P. 173 . P. 207 . P. 245 . The Second Part of Henry IV . The Tragedy of Macbeth . Upon the ...
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... poets , this tragedian offers the fulleft and faireft fubject for criticism . Animated by an opinion of fuch authority , fome of the most learned and ingenious of our critics have made correct editions of his works , and enriched them ...
... poets , this tragedian offers the fulleft and faireft fubject for criticism . Animated by an opinion of fuch authority , fome of the most learned and ingenious of our critics have made correct editions of his works , and enriched them ...
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... poet of a neighbouring nation , treated as the writer of monftrous farces , called by him tragedies ; and barbarifm and ignorance are attributed to the nation by which he is ad- mired . Yet if wits ... poetry fhould be 2 * 2 INTRODUCTION .
... poet of a neighbouring nation , treated as the writer of monftrous farces , called by him tragedies ; and barbarifm and ignorance are attributed to the nation by which he is ad- mired . Yet if wits ... poetry fhould be 2 * 2 INTRODUCTION .
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