Literary Criticism of John DrydenUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1967 - 174 pages |
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Page 134
... manners must be suitable , or agreeing to the persons ; that is , to the age , sex , dignity , and the other general heads of manners : thus , when a poet has given the dignity of a king to one of his persons , in all his actions and ...
... manners must be suitable , or agreeing to the persons ; that is , to the age , sex , dignity , and the other general heads of manners : thus , when a poet has given the dignity of a king to one of his persons , in all his actions and ...
Page 135
... manners , I will only add what is necessary here . A character , or that which distinguishes one man from all others ... manners , it will be easy for a reason- able man to judge whether the characters be truly or falsely drawn in a ...
... manners , I will only add what is necessary here . A character , or that which distinguishes one man from all others ... manners , it will be easy for a reason- able man to judge whether the characters be truly or falsely drawn in a ...
Page 136
... manners of his persons are generally apparent , and you see their bent and inclin- ations . Fletcher comes far short of him in this , as indeed he does almost in everything : there are but glimmerings of manners in most of his comedies ...
... manners of his persons are generally apparent , and you see their bent and inclin- ations . Fletcher comes far short of him in this , as indeed he does almost in everything : there are but glimmerings of manners in most of his comedies ...
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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