Literary Essays25 essays from the Victorian and Edwardian literary critic. |
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Page 57
... human nature and human actions are revealed , their consequences are suspended . The characters in Comedy are real ; but they exist in vacuo . They are there neither to instruct us nor to exalt us , but simply to amuse us ; and ...
... human nature and human actions are revealed , their consequences are suspended . The characters in Comedy are real ; but they exist in vacuo . They are there neither to instruct us nor to exalt us , but simply to amuse us ; and ...
Page 64
... human hearts . It is remarkable that Mr. Bailey , while seeming to approve of the classicism of Racine's dramatic form , nevertheless finds fault with him for his lack of a quality with which , by its very nature , the classical form is ...
... human hearts . It is remarkable that Mr. Bailey , while seeming to approve of the classicism of Racine's dramatic form , nevertheless finds fault with him for his lack of a quality with which , by its very nature , the classical form is ...
Page 122
... human nature , and whose knowledge of the world does enable him to judge quite easily of the failings of ' that book . ' The difference is complete ; and a compromise appears to be impossible . If we are right , Johnson must have been ...
... human nature , and whose knowledge of the world does enable him to judge quite easily of the failings of ' that book . ' The difference is complete ; and a compromise appears to be impossible . If we are right , Johnson must have been ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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