Literary Criticism of John DrydenUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1967 - 174 pages |
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... French versus the English , blank verse versus heroic verse ; and its dialogue form contributes to a sense of disinterested speculation . But the dice are loaded not merely in the obvious partiality toward Neander , Dryden's spokesman ...
... French versus the English , blank verse versus heroic verse ; and its dialogue form contributes to a sense of disinterested speculation . But the dice are loaded not merely in the obvious partiality toward Neander , Dryden's spokesman ...
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... French differ from us and from the Spaniards is that they do not embarrass or cumber themselves with too much plot ; they only represent so much of a story as will con- stitute one whole and great action sufficient for a play ; we , who ...
... French differ from us and from the Spaniards is that they do not embarrass or cumber themselves with too much plot ; they only represent so much of a story as will con- stitute one whole and great action sufficient for a play ; we , who ...
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... French . We have borrowed nothing from them ; our plots are weaved in English looms : we endeavor therein to follow the variety and great- ness of characters which are derived to us from Shakespeare and Fletcher ; the copiousness and ...
... French . We have borrowed nothing from them ; our plots are weaved in English looms : we endeavor therein to follow the variety and great- ness of characters which are derived to us from Shakespeare and Fletcher ; the copiousness and ...
Contents
A Defence of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy 1668 | 70 |
Preface to An Evenings Love 1671 | 90 |
Heads of an Answer to Rymer 1677 | 115 |
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acknowledge action admire allowed already Ancients answer appear argument Aristotle audience beauties beginning better betwixt called cause characters Chaucer comedy compass concernment conclude Corneille criticism defend delight discourse Dryden English equal errors Essay example excellent expression faults Fletcher follow French give given greater greatest Greek Homer humour imagination imitation Jonson judge judgment kind language latter least leave less lines lived manners means move nature never observed occasion opinion passions perfection perhaps persons pity Plautus play pleased plot poem poesy poet poetry practice preface present probability produce proper prove raised reader reason relation represented rest rhyme rule scene sense serious Shakespeare sometimes speak stage story supposed tell things thoughts tragedy translated true verse Virgil virtue whole wholly writ write written