An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare: Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets; with Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireHarding, 1810 - 296 sider |
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Side v
... fame . But he seems now in danger of incurring the fate of the heroes of the fabulous ages , on whom the vanity of their country , and the superstition - superstition of the times , bestowed an apo- theosis INTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION Page.
... fame . But he seems now in danger of incurring the fate of the heroes of the fabulous ages , on whom the vanity of their country , and the superstition - superstition of the times , bestowed an apo- theosis INTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION Page.
Side vi
... superstition of the times , bestowed an apo- theosis founded on pretensions to achieve- ments beyond human capacity , by which they lost , in a more sceptical and critical age , the glory due to them for what they had really done ; and ...
... superstition of the times , bestowed an apo- theosis founded on pretensions to achieve- ments beyond human capacity , by which they lost , in a more sceptical and critical age , the glory due to them for what they had really done ; and ...
Side 47
... superstitious credulity to believe to have been the omens and prognostics of his future villainy . Shak- speare , with a more philosophic turn of mind , considers them , not as presaging , but as instigating his cruel ambition , and ...
... superstitious credulity to believe to have been the omens and prognostics of his future villainy . Shak- speare , with a more philosophic turn of mind , considers them , not as presaging , but as instigating his cruel ambition , and ...
Side 82
... superstitions of ignorance . On the French Parnassus , a tragi - comedy of this kind will be deemed a monster fitter to be shewn to the people at a fair , than exhi- bited to circles of the learned and polite . From some peculiar ...
... superstitions of ignorance . On the French Parnassus , a tragi - comedy of this kind will be deemed a monster fitter to be shewn to the people at a fair , than exhi- bited to circles of the learned and polite . From some peculiar ...
Side 117
... superstitions had been to the ancient poets : he felt that they were necessary to poetry itself . We need only read some modern French heroic poems , to be convinced how poorly epic poetry subsists on the pure ele- ments of history and ...
... superstitions had been to the ancient poets : he felt that they were necessary to poetry itself . We need only read some modern French heroic poems , to be convinced how poorly epic poetry subsists on the pure ele- ments of history and ...
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absurd action admired affected allegory ambition ancient ANTONY appears Aristotle Atossa Augustus battle of Shrewsbury blank-verse blood Brutus Cassius character Cinna conspiracy conspirators Corneille critic crown dæmons danger danger death dialogue drama ELPINICE Emilia Euripides Eurystheus excite fable Falstaffe fear French friends genius ghost give glory grace Grecian Greek hath heart heav'n Henry Hercules heroes honour human imagination imitation judgment Julius Cæsar kind king lady learned lover Macbeth manners means ment mind moral murder muse nature Nervii never noble passions perfect person piece play PLEBEIAN PLUTARCH poet poetry Prince racters rendered representation ridicule Roman Rome says scene secret sentiments Shak Shakspeare Shakspeare's shew sion soliloquy Sophocles soul speak spectator speech spirit stage sublime superstition Tacitus taste tell temper terror thee Theseus thing thou tion tragedians tragedy tragedy of Macbeth translation virtue Voltaire vulgar witches words writers