Literary Criticism of John DrydenUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1967 - 174 pages |
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... concluded , without any reason given for it , that rhyme is proper for the stage . I will not dispute how ancient it ... concluding with me . To prove this , I might satisfy myself to tell you how much in vain it is for you to strive ...
... concluded , without any reason given for it , that rhyme is proper for the stage . I will not dispute how ancient it ... concluding with me . To prove this , I might satisfy myself to tell you how much in vain it is for you to strive ...
Page 59
John Dryden Arthur C. Kirsch. ill rhyme , to conclude against the use of it in general . May not I conclude against ... concludes upon the first line till he has sought out such a rhyme as may fit the sense , already prepared to heighten ...
John Dryden Arthur C. Kirsch. ill rhyme , to conclude against the use of it in general . May not I conclude against ... concludes upon the first line till he has sought out such a rhyme as may fit the sense , already prepared to heighten ...
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... concludes with a warm renewing of their friendship . But the particular groundwork which Shakespeare has taken is ... conclude my reflections on it with a passage of Longinus , concerning Plato's imitation of Homer : " We ought not to ...
... concludes with a warm renewing of their friendship . But the particular groundwork which Shakespeare has taken is ... conclude my reflections on it with a passage of Longinus , concerning Plato's imitation of Homer : " We ought not to ...
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