Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity: Greek and Latin Antiquity as Presented in Shakespeare's Plays (crowned by the French Academy).C. Kegan Paul & Company, 1880 - 483 páginas |
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... less present in all his works , either in a direct quotation or in a mere coincidence which recalls some well - known passage , here by some expression or allusion , and there by a proper name . In the " Midsummer Night's Dream , " for ...
... less present in all his works , either in a direct quotation or in a mere coincidence which recalls some well - known passage , here by some expression or allusion , and there by a proper name . In the " Midsummer Night's Dream , " for ...
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... less to attack Homer and heroic poetry in general , but he wished to give a solemn warning to those who might be tempted to exaggerate the value of the ancients and to worship them as idols . " Thus according to the German critic ...
... less to attack Homer and heroic poetry in general , but he wished to give a solemn warning to those who might be tempted to exaggerate the value of the ancients and to worship them as idols . " Thus according to the German critic ...
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... less revolutionary or aggressive spirit ; the basis of his humour is an unchanging serenity , and he remains floating in the pure regions of art high above all our lite- rary disputes - content to create and disdaining all combat ...
... less revolutionary or aggressive spirit ; the basis of his humour is an unchanging serenity , and he remains floating in the pure regions of art high above all our lite- rary disputes - content to create and disdaining all combat ...
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... less true , that a poet is not an historian , and that his mission . is other than to write an historical work . Poetic or ideal truth is of a different nature and of a higher order than historical fact . We shall see more than once ...
... less true , that a poet is not an historian , and that his mission . is other than to write an historical work . Poetic or ideal truth is of a different nature and of a higher order than historical fact . We shall see more than once ...
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... less rapid and vigorous than on the continent , the Re- naissance only again resumed its course under Elizabeth , and hardly completed itself until the end of her reign . The dramatic poetry of the Middle Ages had a longer life in ...
... less rapid and vigorous than on the continent , the Re- naissance only again resumed its course under Elizabeth , and hardly completed itself until the end of her reign . The dramatic poetry of the Middle Ages had a longer life in ...
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Achilles admiration æsthetic Ajax anachronisms ancient Antony Apemantus appeared beauty Ben Jonson Benoit de Sainte-More borrowed Brutus Calchas Casca Cassius character classical antiquity Cleopatra comedy Comedy of Errors Coriolanus criticism death doth dramatic England English Epidamnus French genius give Gorboduc Greek Hamlet heart Hector hero historian Homer honour Iliad imagination imitation Jonson Julius Cæsar King Latin learning literary literature live Lucrece matter mediæval Menæchmus Middle Ages mind Molière moral nature never noble Pandarus passage passion Pericles personages philosopher Plautus Plutarch poem poet poetic poetry Priam Prince remarks Renaissance Roman tragedies Rome says scene Shake Shakespeare Shakespeare's plays Sir Philip Sidney sixteenth century speaking speare speare's spirit stage thee Thersites things thou thought Timon of Athens tion translation Troilus and Cressida Trojan Trojan war trouvère Troy true truth Ulysses verse wife words writes written
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Página 92 - There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins ; Such harmony is in immortal souls, But whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it. — THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Enter Musicians Come, ho, and wake Diana with a hymn ; With sweetest touches pierce your mistress' ear, And draw her home with music.
Página 68 - The best in this kind are but shadows ; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.
Página 321 - Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain, And, when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake: 'tis true, this god did shake ! His coward lips did from their colour fly ; And that same eye, whose bend doth awe the world, Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan ; Ay, and that tongue of his, that bade the Romans Mark him, and write his speeches in their books, Alas ! it cried, Give me some drink, Titinius, As a sick girl.
Página 54 - Upon the back of that, comes out a hideous monster, with fire and smoke and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave. While, in the meantime, two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field?
Página 314 - The use of this feigned history hath been to give some shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it, the world being in proportion inferior to the soul...
Página 317 - In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets...
Página 57 - What things have we seen Done at the ' Mermaid ? ' Heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Página 134 - By this, poor Wat, far off upon a hill, Stands on his hinder legs with listening ear, To hearken if his foes pursue him still. Anon their loud alarums he doth hear; And now his grief may be compared well To one sore sick that hears the passingbell.