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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... writes the son of Victor Hugo , " wished to deprive classic types of a prestige which was becoming dangerous to the liberty of art . He wished to prevent the narrow and illiberal spirit of criticism which would impose an idolatrous ...
... writes the son of Victor Hugo , " wished to deprive classic types of a prestige which was becoming dangerous to the liberty of art . He wished to prevent the narrow and illiberal spirit of criticism which would impose an idolatrous ...
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... write not history but biography , so that Plutarch himself did more than half of the necessary transformation of history into poetry . But however it may be with Plutarch's poetical qualities and Shakespeare's conformity with him in ...
... write not history but biography , so that Plutarch himself did more than half of the necessary transformation of history into poetry . But however it may be with Plutarch's poetical qualities and Shakespeare's conformity with him in ...
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... writes Charles Knight , we have more sympathy with Voltaire's earnest attack upon Shakespeare than with Mrs. Montagu's maudlin defence . " " " Our author , " in fact writes Mrs. Montagu , " by following too minutely the chronicles of ...
... writes Charles Knight , we have more sympathy with Voltaire's earnest attack upon Shakespeare than with Mrs. Montagu's maudlin defence . " " " Our author , " in fact writes Mrs. Montagu , " by following too minutely the chronicles of ...
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... writes that the other dramas of the Elizabethan Period were extravagant and barbarous like Shakespeare's , only without his genius ; and that what is chiefly admirable in him is that the chaos of his plays is lighted up with such ...
... writes that the other dramas of the Elizabethan Period were extravagant and barbarous like Shakespeare's , only without his genius ; and that what is chiefly admirable in him is that the chaos of his plays is lighted up with such ...
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... writes of an apparent defect in " Coriolanus , " " that I am mistaken , and that becoming wiser , I shall discover some profound excellence in that in which I now appear to detect an imperfection . " ( " Notes and Lectures upon ...
... writes of an apparent defect in " Coriolanus , " " that I am mistaken , and that becoming wiser , I shall discover some profound excellence in that in which I now appear to detect an imperfection . " ( " Notes and Lectures upon ...
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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.