From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 84
Page 103
Because tragedy is an imitation , not of men , but of actions of life , of happiness and unhappiness ; for happiness consists in action , and the supreme good itself , the very end of life , is action of a certain kind — not quality .
Because tragedy is an imitation , not of men , but of actions of life , of happiness and unhappiness ; for happiness consists in action , and the supreme good itself , the very end of life , is action of a certain kind — not quality .
Page 139
between comedy and tragedy are these : the characters of tragedy are semidivine , leaders of the state , kings ; those of comedy are unimportant and private persons . The subjects of tragedy are woes , exiles , deaths ; of comedy ...
between comedy and tragedy are these : the characters of tragedy are semidivine , leaders of the state , kings ; those of comedy are unimportant and private persons . The subjects of tragedy are woes , exiles , deaths ; of comedy ...
Page 309
THE SUBSTANCE OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY A. C. Bradley The question we are to consider in this lecture may be stated in a variety of ways . We may put it thus : What is the substance of a Shakespearean tragedy , taken in abstraction both ...
THE SUBSTANCE OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY A. C. Bradley The question we are to consider in this lecture may be stated in a variety of ways . We may put it thus : What is the substance of a Shakespearean tragedy , taken in abstraction both ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Introduction by J V Cunningham page | 11 |
Queen Elizabeth at Greenwich | 17 |
Julius Caesar at the Globe 1599 | 27 |
Copyright | |
26 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
action answer appear bear begin better bring brought called cause character comedy comes common continued Court daughter death delight doth earl effect England English evil example excellent expression fable fact fall fear feel follow force fortune friends gentlemen give Hamlet hand hath Henry honor idea imitation John kind King less live London Lord manner matter means mind moral nature never night observed once passions persons pity Plautus play players poet present Prince produce Queen reason Received rest Richard scene seems seen sense sent Shakespeare sort speak speech stage stand story taken things Thomas thou thought tion tragedy tragic true truth turn unto whole
Bibliographic information
| Pealkiri | In Shakespeare's Day A Fawcett premier book, M471. Literature and ideas series Fawcett premier book Literature and ideas series |
| Editor | James Vincent Cunningham |
| Compiled by | James Vincent Cunningham |
| Publisher | Fawcett Publications, 1970 |
| Length | 351 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |