Tragic Theory in the Critical Works of Thomas Rymer, John Dennis, and John DrydenFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1975 - 143 páginas Clarifies the connection between these critics' theories and sections of the Poetics dealing with Aristotle's definition of poetry as imitation, his remarks on dramatic necessity, probability, and unity, and his comments on characterization and catharsis. |
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... rational and in accord with common sense . Much of the confusion in his criticism , however , results from his tendency to think at the same time that to imitate nature means to imitate the Platonic ideal or more usually the socially ...
... rational and in accord with common sense . Much of the confusion in his criticism , however , results from his tendency to think at the same time that to imitate nature means to imitate the Platonic ideal or more usually the socially ...
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... rational development of plot and character , and will reject any unnecessary display of crude human passion or violence . Some discernible logic must direct the behavior of characters in tragedy even when they express hate , love ...
... rational development of plot and character , and will reject any unnecessary display of crude human passion or violence . Some discernible logic must direct the behavior of characters in tragedy even when they express hate , love ...
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... rational but also psychological . He attempts to arrive at principles in relation to literature by Socratic considera- tion of various possibilities . He tries to isolate the elements in the classical tradition , in French critical ...
... rational but also psychological . He attempts to arrive at principles in relation to literature by Socratic considera- tion of various possibilities . He tries to isolate the elements in the classical tradition , in French critical ...
Índice
Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Context of Seventeenth and Early | 13 |
Conclusion | 129 |
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Tragic Theory in the Critical Works of Thomas Rymer, John Dennis, and John ... Joan C. Grace Visualização de excertos - 1975 |
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according action actual ancients approach Aristotelian Aristotle Aristotle's audience believes century characters chorus classical common sense concept concerned consequently considered consistent contrast criticism decorum demonstrate Dennis Dennis's Dramatic Poesy dramatist Dryden effect Elizabethan emotional English epic Essay of Dramatic established example experience expression fable fact faults fear feeling formalist French genius give Greek Greek tragedy hero human ideal ideas imagination imitation influence insists interpretation John Dryden judgment kind Last Age later literary maintains manners means method mind moral moved nature notes objects Othello particularly passions pity play pleasure plot poet poetic justice poetry points present principles probability psychological rational realized reason reference reflects regard relation represented respect response result rules Rymer says seventeenth Shakespeare stage standards suggests supported theory Thomas thought tion tradition tragedy tragic true unity University University Press whole writing York
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