English Dramatic Theories, 1. köideM. Niemeyer, 1973 |
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Page 57
... Minds of Men unto Virtue . Nay , wise Men and great Philosophers , have accounted it as the Archet or Musical Bow of the Mind . And certainly it is most true , and as it were a Secret of Nature , that the Minds of Men are more patent to ...
... Minds of Men unto Virtue . Nay , wise Men and great Philosophers , have accounted it as the Archet or Musical Bow of the Mind . And certainly it is most true , and as it were a Secret of Nature , that the Minds of Men are more patent to ...
Page 86
... on action , says Corneille , that is , one complete action which leaves the mind of the audience in a full repose ; but this can not be brought to pass but by many other imperfect actions which conduce to it , and hold the audience in 86.
... on action , says Corneille , that is , one complete action which leaves the mind of the audience in a full repose ; but this can not be brought to pass but by many other imperfect actions which conduce to it , and hold the audience in 86.
Page 95
... minds at large to each other , were to be wanting to their own love , and to the expectation of the audience ; who watch the movements of their minds , as much as the changes of their fortunes . For the imaging of the first is properly ...
... minds at large to each other , were to be wanting to their own love , and to the expectation of the audience ; who watch the movements of their minds , as much as the changes of their fortunes . For the imaging of the first is properly ...
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An Abridgement of the Notable Work | 5 |
Prologue to Ralph Roister Doister ca 1566 | 11 |
The Art of English Poesy 1589 | 25 |
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