Literary Criticism of John DrydenUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1967 - 174 pages |
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... proved that I mistook it ; for ' tis yet but gratis dictum [ mere assertion ] ; I still shall think I have gained my point if I can prove that rhyme is best or most natural for a serious subject . As for the question as he states it ...
... proved that I mistook it ; for ' tis yet but gratis dictum [ mere assertion ] ; I still shall think I have gained my point if I can prove that rhyme is best or most natural for a serious subject . As for the question as he states it ...
Page 81
... proving that a play is not an imitation of nature , but somewhat else which he is pleased to think it . But ' tis ... proved a Deity because there is order , and have inferred that this Deity ought to be worshipped , differ afterwards in ...
... proving that a play is not an imitation of nature , but somewhat else which he is pleased to think it . But ' tis ... proved a Deity because there is order , and have inferred that this Deity ought to be worshipped , differ afterwards in ...
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... prove that in all those , or the greatest part of them , we are inferior to Sophocles and Euripides ; and this he has offered at in some measure , but , I think , a little partially to the Ancients . 7 ] To make a true judgment in this ...
... prove that in all those , or the greatest part of them , we are inferior to Sophocles and Euripides ; and this he has offered at in some measure , but , I think , a little partially to the Ancients . 7 ] To make a true judgment in this ...
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