English Shakesperian Criticism in the Eighteenth CenturyH.W. Wilson Company, 1932 - 300 sider |
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... attention to the fact that skill in both comedy and tragedy is of the rarest occurrence . Milton , for ex- ample , is great only in sublimity ; Butler and Swift excel only in comic genius . Shakespeare , alone , possesses " in a very ...
... attention to the fact that skill in both comedy and tragedy is of the rarest occurrence . Milton , for ex- ample , is great only in sublimity ; Butler and Swift excel only in comic genius . Shakespeare , alone , possesses " in a very ...
Side 124
... attention , to the neglect of the characters . His chief skill , the result of close personal observation , is in portraying the actions , the passions , and the habits of human beings . For these talents , he chose stories which ...
... attention , to the neglect of the characters . His chief skill , the result of close personal observation , is in portraying the actions , the passions , and the habits of human beings . For these talents , he chose stories which ...
Side 229
... attention paid to particular scenes , and the use of phrases such as " replete with excellencies " or a " cluster of excellencies , " might perhaps induce a fear that Cumberland viewed the plays as collections of detached beauties ...
... attention paid to particular scenes , and the use of phrases such as " replete with excellencies " or a " cluster of excellencies , " might perhaps induce a fear that Cumberland viewed the plays as collections of detached beauties ...
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