The Critical Works of John Dennis, 2. köideJohns Hopkins Press, 1943 |
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Page xcvi
... genius gave Dennis some trouble . Proceeding on the assumption that there are no innate ideas and that all knowledge comes through sense - impressions , he held that nearly all normal men are potentially capable of experiencing that ...
... genius gave Dennis some trouble . Proceeding on the assumption that there are no innate ideas and that all knowledge comes through sense - impressions , he held that nearly all normal men are potentially capable of experiencing that ...
Page cix
... genius , so the critic himself must have a share of genius.204 Ideally he should , like Longinus , be able to deal sublimely with subjects that are sublime , 205 but Dennis never insisted strongly upon this qualification - wisely enough ...
... genius , so the critic himself must have a share of genius.204 Ideally he should , like Longinus , be able to deal sublimely with subjects that are sublime , 205 but Dennis never insisted strongly upon this qualification - wisely enough ...
Page cxi
... genius , and those devoid of genius . How is one to distinguish the two ? Not by rule or measure but by their effects . As Dennis often pointed out , the sign 218 Cf. 1 , 71 . 219 Cf. 11 , 392 . 220 Cf. 1 , 458-459 . 221 Cf. 1 , 49 ...
... genius , and those devoid of genius . How is one to distinguish the two ? Not by rule or measure but by their effects . As Dennis often pointed out , the sign 218 Cf. 1 , 71 . 219 Cf. 11 , 392 . 220 Cf. 1 , 458-459 . 221 Cf. 1 , 49 ...
Contents
Introduction | vii |
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespear 1712 | 1 |
Appendix excerpts and miscellaneousContinued X From the Prologue to Gibraltar 1705 | 39 |
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