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Page cxxxiii
... thought , quite rightly , that they were founded on erroneous notions of tragedy . " His contention that their subjects were incapable of arousing either compassion or terror formed the basis of subsequent criticism of these two works ...
... thought , quite rightly , that they were founded on erroneous notions of tragedy . " His contention that their subjects were incapable of arousing either compassion or terror formed the basis of subsequent criticism of these two works ...
Page cxxxv
... thought of Dryden as one of the eight writers flourishing in the reign of Charles II who produced good and diverting comedies , but he never praised him as a comic poet so warmly as he praised Congreve , Wycherley , and Etherege . The ...
... thought of Dryden as one of the eight writers flourishing in the reign of Charles II who produced good and diverting comedies , but he never praised him as a comic poet so warmly as he praised Congreve , Wycherley , and Etherege . The ...
Page 456
... thought that the dramatist should observe as much decorum and regularity as the nature of his action would permit . Following Farquhar there was a long series of attacks upon the rules , led by such writers as Steele and Cibber . Steele ...
... thought that the dramatist should observe as much decorum and regularity as the nature of his action would permit . Following Farquhar there was a long series of attacks upon the rules , led by such writers as Steele and Cibber . Steele ...
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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