The Critical Works of John Dennis, 2. köideJohns Hopkins Press, 1964 |
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Page cix
... beauties of character and expression . Dennis associated critical genius with the ability to discover the beauties of a poem , and this ability seemed to him of a distinctly higher order than the talent of finding faults ( that is , of ...
... beauties of character and expression . Dennis associated critical genius with the ability to discover the beauties of a poem , and this ability seemed to him of a distinctly higher order than the talent of finding faults ( that is , of ...
Page cxi
... beauties against the faults . And if the beauties are more and greater than the faults , he must not be severe upon the poem's weaknesses ; 221 in the main , the work is good . If genius appears in a literary performance the critic must ...
... beauties against the faults . And if the beauties are more and greater than the faults , he must not be severe upon the poem's weaknesses ; 221 in the main , the work is good . If genius appears in a literary performance the critic must ...
Page 519
... beauties ( cf. 1 , 440-441 ) . Only the man of taste could discern the beauties produced by genius , and so affecting are the beauties pro- duced by genius that they atone for whatever defects may accompany them . " Wherever Genius runs ...
... beauties ( cf. 1 , 440-441 ) . Only the man of taste could discern the beauties produced by genius , and so affecting are the beauties pro- duced by genius that they atone for whatever defects may accompany them . " Wherever Genius runs ...
Contents
Introduction | vii |
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespear 1712 | 1 |
To the Spectator on Poetical Justice 1712 | 18 |
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