Plato to Alexander Pope: Backgrounds of Modern CriticismWalter Sutton, Vivian Sutton Odyssey Press, 1966 - 243 pages |
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... present . Consider , now , whether the corruption of genius is to be attributed not to a world - wide peace , but rather to the war within us which knows no limit , which engages all our desires , yes , and still further to the bad ...
... present . Consider , now , whether the corruption of genius is to be attributed not to a world - wide peace , but rather to the war within us which knows no limit , which engages all our desires , yes , and still further to the bad ...
Page 117
... present work is called a comedy . For , if we consider the theme , in its beginning it is horrible and foul ... present nothing need be said . Now it must be evident in what manner the part offered you is to be assigned . For if the ...
... present work is called a comedy . For , if we consider the theme , in its beginning it is horrible and foul ... present nothing need be said . Now it must be evident in what manner the part offered you is to be assigned . For if the ...
Page 173
... present or absent nothing concerns the whole , it cannot be called a part of the whole ; and such are the episodes , of which hereafter . For the present , here is one example : The single combat of Ajax with Hector , as it is described ...
... present or absent nothing concerns the whole , it cannot be called a part of the whole ; and such are the episodes , of which hereafter . For the present , here is one example : The single combat of Ajax with Hector , as it is described ...
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