An Essay of Dramatic Poesy: A Defence of an Essay of Dramatic PoesyBobbs-Merrill, 1965 - 119 sivua This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Clarendon Press in 1889 in 177 pages; Subjects: Drama; Drama / General; Drama / American; Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory; Literary Criticism / Drama; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Performing Arts / Theater / Playwriting; Poetry / American / General; Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; |
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... follow him ; and whether you consider the bad plays of our age , or regard the good ones of the last , both the best ... follows that poesy and other arts may , with the same pains , arrive still nearer to per- fection ; and , that ...
... follow him ; and whether you consider the bad plays of our age , or regard the good ones of the last , both the best ... follows that poesy and other arts may , with the same pains , arrive still nearer to per- fection ; and , that ...
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... follow those whom we consider most worthy , so when we give up trying to surpass or equal them , our eager- ness and hope lessen ; because what it cannot attain , it ceases to follow .... And when what we cannot surpass is over , we ...
... follow those whom we consider most worthy , so when we give up trying to surpass or equal them , our eager- ness and hope lessen ; because what it cannot attain , it ceases to follow .... And when what we cannot surpass is over , we ...
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... follow that they are always pleased with good plays , or that the plays which please them are always good . The humour of the people is now for Comedy ; therefore , in hope to please them , I write comedies rather than serious plays ...
... follow that they are always pleased with good plays , or that the plays which please them are always good . The humour of the people is now for Comedy ; therefore , in hope to please them , I write comedies rather than serious plays ...
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An Essay of Dramatic Poesy | 3 |
A Defence of an Essay of Dramatic Poesy | 73 |
Preface to the Fables | 94 |
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