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 VoltaireH. Hughs, 1772 - 288 pages |
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... heroes of the fabulous ages , on whom the vanity of their country , and the superstition of the times , bestowed an apo- theofis founded on pretenfions to achieve ments beyond human capacity , by which they loft in a more sceptical and ...
... heroes of the fabulous ages , on whom the vanity of their country , and the superstition of the times , bestowed an apo- theofis founded on pretenfions to achieve ments beyond human capacity , by which they loft in a more sceptical and ...
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... - gon caught from the tone of a court . In or- der to please upon the French ftage , every perfon of every age and nation was made to adopt French manners . A 2 The The Heroes of antiquity were not more difguifed in the INTRODUCTION ..
... - gon caught from the tone of a court . In or- der to please upon the French ftage , every perfon of every age and nation was made to adopt French manners . A 2 The The Heroes of antiquity were not more difguifed in the INTRODUCTION ..
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... Heroes of antiquity were not more difguifed in the romances of Calprenede and Scuderi , than in the tragedies of Corneille . In fpite of the admonitions given by that admirable critic Boileau to their dramatic writers in the following ...
... Heroes of antiquity were not more difguifed in the romances of Calprenede and Scuderi , than in the tragedies of Corneille . In fpite of the admonitions given by that admirable critic Boileau to their dramatic writers in the following ...
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... hero of his piece , whom he defigned for a Man , remains a cold inanimate Statue ; which , moving on the wood and wire of the great masters in the mechanical part of the drama , presents to the fpectators a kind of heroic puppet - fhew ...
... hero of his piece , whom he defigned for a Man , remains a cold inanimate Statue ; which , moving on the wood and wire of the great masters in the mechanical part of the drama , presents to the fpectators a kind of heroic puppet - fhew ...
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... Heroes . In the East , the Poet veiled his inventions in mysterious al- legories and divine mythology ; and rather endeavoured to raise the mind to heavenly contemplations , than to inftruct it in hu- man affairs . In Greece , the ...
... Heroes . In the East , the Poet veiled his inventions in mysterious al- legories and divine mythology ; and rather endeavoured to raise the mind to heavenly contemplations , than to inftruct it in hu- man affairs . In Greece , the ...
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