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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... himself an admirer of the tragedies of Corneille , ob- ject to the barbarism of Shakespear's . There never was a more barbarous mode of writing than that of the French romances in the laft age , nor which from its tediousness , languor ...
... himself an admirer of the tragedies of Corneille , ob- ject to the barbarism of Shakespear's . There never was a more barbarous mode of writing than that of the French romances in the laft age , nor which from its tediousness , languor ...
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... , whose chief interest it is to please the people , fhould , more than any other writer , conform himself to their hu- mour ; and appear more ftrongly infected with with the faults of the times , whether they be INTRODUCTION .
... , whose chief interest it is to please the people , fhould , more than any other writer , conform himself to their hu- mour ; and appear more ftrongly infected with with the faults of the times , whether they be INTRODUCTION .
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... himself ; he gives air of reality to every thing , and , in spite of many and great faults , effects , better than any one has ever done , the chief purposes of theatrical representation . It avails little to prove , that the means by ...
... himself ; he gives air of reality to every thing , and , in spite of many and great faults , effects , better than any one has ever done , the chief purposes of theatrical representation . It avails little to prove , that the means by ...
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... himself be- caufe Cæfar was likely to become perpetual dictator . It is difficult to fympathize with a man's paffions , without adopting , for the time , his opinions , customs , and prejudices : but it is certainly neceffary to exhibit ...
... himself be- caufe Cæfar was likely to become perpetual dictator . It is difficult to fympathize with a man's paffions , without adopting , for the time , his opinions , customs , and prejudices : but it is certainly neceffary to exhibit ...
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... himself to any particular paffion . When he writes from hiftory , he attributes to the persons such sentiments , as agreed with their actions and characters . There is not a more fure way of judging of the me- rit of rival geniuses ...
... himself to any particular paffion . When he writes from hiftory , he attributes to the persons such sentiments , as agreed with their actions and characters . There is not a more fure way of judging of the me- rit of rival geniuses ...
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