The Critical Works of John Dennis, 2. köideJohns Hopkins Press, 1964 |
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... concerning the other names had some basis in fact . To John Sheffield , Duke of Buckinghamshire , Dennis may have become known through the instru- mentality of Dryden or Wycherley . In 1701 , at any rate , the critic dedicated , by ...
... concerning the other names had some basis in fact . To John Sheffield , Duke of Buckinghamshire , Dennis may have become known through the instru- mentality of Dryden or Wycherley . In 1701 , at any rate , the critic dedicated , by ...
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... concerning tragedy was that it must contain a fable de- veloped in a unified action , the point being driven home by arousing the emo- tions of pity and terror . Dennis also accepted as a rule the idea that the characters must be ...
... concerning tragedy was that it must contain a fable de- veloped in a unified action , the point being driven home by arousing the emo- tions of pity and terror . Dennis also accepted as a rule the idea that the characters must be ...
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... concerning the fundamental principles of the esthetics of poetry , concerning the meaning of nature , the definition of poetry , the significance of could be rescued from evil and corruption , and not that they were to be nudged along ...
... concerning the fundamental principles of the esthetics of poetry , concerning the meaning of nature , the definition of poetry , the significance of could be rescued from evil and corruption , and not that they were to be nudged along ...
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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