 The reluctant pangs of abdicating royalty in Edward furnished hints, which Shakspeare scarcely improved in his Richard the Second ; and the death-scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any scene, ancient or modern, with which I am acquainted.  Latest Literary Essays ; The Old English Dramatists - Page 211by James Russell Lowell - 1889 - 461 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - English essays - 1881 - 892 pages
...E;. ill Edward furnished hints, which Shakspeare scarcely improved in his Richard the Second ; and the death scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any scene ancient or modern with which I%am acquainted. The Rich Jew of Malta. — Marlowe's Jew does not approach so near to Shakspeare's,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1882 - 460 pages
...furnished hints, which Shakspeare scarcely improved in his Richard the Second ; and the deathscene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any...scene ancient or modern with which I am acquainted. The Rich Jew of Malta. — Marlowe's Jew does not approach so near to Shakspeare's, as his Edward the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1883 - 972 pages
...furnished hints which Shakespeare has scarce improved in his Richard the Second ; and the death-scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any...scene, ancient or modern, with which I am acquainted." Both the scenes in question have indeed great merit, still this praise weems to us far beyond the mark.... | |
 | William James Linton, Richard Henry Stoddard - English poetry - 1883 - 384 pages
...Edward furnished hints which Shakespeare scarce improved in his Richard the Second ; and the deathscene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any...scene ancient or modern with which I am acquainted." The poets of Marlowe's day, Marlowe among them, lived from hand to mouth, and, like all who so lived,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1883 - 596 pages
...furnished hints which Shakespeare has scarce improved in his Richard the Second; and the death-scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any...scene, ancient or modern, with which I am acquainted." Both the scenes in question have indeed great merit, still this praise seems to us far beyond the mark.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1884 - 830 pages
...Edward furnished hints which Shakspere scarcely improved in his Richard the Second ; and the death-scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any...scene ancient or modern with which I am acquainted. The Rich Jew of Malta. — Marlowe's Jew does not approach so near to Shakspere's as his Edward the... | |
 | Albert Ellery Berg - Actors - 1884 - 826 pages
...in Edward furnished hints which Shakspeare scarce improved in his Richard II. j and the death-scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any...scene, ancient or modern, with which I am acquainted." Marlowe was the morning star that heralded the rising of the great dramatic Sun. We pass over the names... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - English drama - 1884 - 696 pages
...of abdicating royalty ; ' the other is that death scene, which, in the words of the same critic, ' moves pity and terror beyond any scene, ancient or modern, with which I am acquainted.' The poet undertook no facile task when he essayed to show the light, lascivious Edward dignified in... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1884 - 706 pages
...of abdicating royalty ; ' the other is that death scene, which, in the words of the same critic, ' moves pity and terror beyond any scene, ancient or modern, with which I am acquainted.' The poet undertook no facile task when he essayed to show the light, lascivious Edward dignified in... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - Drama - 1885 - 312 pages
...royalty in Edward furnished hints, which Shakspeare scarcely improved in his Richard the Second, and the death scene of Marlowe's King moves pity and terror...scene ancient or modern with which I am acquainted. The Rich Jew of Malta. — Marlowe's Jew does not approach so near to Shakspeare's, as his Edward the... | |
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