Dramatic EssaysJ.M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1928 - 299 pages |
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Page 71
... argument against the unities of place and time is this : That it is as impossible for one stage to present two rooms or houses truly , as two countries or kingdoms ; and as impossible that five hours or twenty - four hours should be two ...
... argument against the unities of place and time is this : That it is as impossible for one stage to present two rooms or houses truly , as two countries or kingdoms ; and as impossible that five hours or twenty - four hours should be two ...
Page 73
... argument ; yet I think the com- parison of a glass will discover very aptly the fallacy of his argument , both concerning time and place . The strength of his reason depends on this , That the less cannot comprehend the greater . I have ...
... argument ; yet I think the com- parison of a glass will discover very aptly the fallacy of his argument , both concerning time and place . The strength of his reason depends on this , That the less cannot comprehend the greater . I have ...
Page 153
... argument holds good against a literal translation ; but who defends it ? Imitation and verbal version are , in my opinion , the two extremes which ought to be avoided ; and therefore , when I have proposed the mean betwixt them , it ...
... argument holds good against a literal translation ; but who defends it ? Imitation and verbal version are , in my opinion , the two extremes which ought to be avoided ; and therefore , when I have proposed the mean betwixt them , it ...
Contents
EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES Lord | 1 |
A DEFENCE OF AN ESSAY OF DRAMATIC POESY | 60 |
ON COMEDY Farce and TRAGEDY | 77 |
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