 | Various - Philosophy - 2002 - 596 pages
...kind of metre, and is narrative in form. They differ again, in their length; for Tragedy endeavors, as far as possible, to confine itself to a single...of the sun, or but slightly to exceed this limit, whereas the Epic action has no limits of time. This, then, is a second point of difference, though... | |
 | Brian Richardson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2002 - 416 pages
...Temporality Narrative time is barely discussed by Aristotle, who simply noted that "tragedy endeavors, as far as possible, to confine itself to a single revolution of the sun, or to but slightly exceed this limit" (V,4). This casual observation (which does not apply to Aristophanic... | |
 | 1935 - 184 pages
...qui la doit faire accepter, c'est 1 For instance, Macbeth. 1 See for ail this Butcher's chapter (vm) on The ideal tragic hero. 8 Doit is a mis-translation....fact, a prevailing usage, is recorded" (Butcher). 4 There can be no doubt that Aristotle means twenty-four hours. la raison naturelle qui lui sert d'appui.... | |
 | English philology - 1911 - 1280 pages
...speaks but briefly: "Epic poetry and tragedy differ, again, in their length, for tragedy endeavors, as far as possible, to confine itself to a single...of the sun, or but slightly to exceed this limit, whereas the epic action has no limits of time." (V, 4.) For the purposes of this study it is unnecessary... | |
 | American essays - 1910 - 940 pages
...situations as following swiftly one after the other. IV "Tragedy endeavors," so Aristotle tells us, "so far as possible to confine itself to a single revolution...of the sun, or but slightly to exceed this limit." But the great critic is not here laying down the law; he is merely declaring the habitual practiceof... | |
 | 1903 - 570 pages
...necessity. Of the other two unities, Aristotle mentions only that of time. "Tragedy," he says, "endeavors as far as possible to confine itself to a single revolution of the sun, or but slightly to exceed that limit." Then he goes on to state that at first freedom of unlimited time was admitted in tragedy.... | |
 | John William Hey Atkins - Classical literature - 1934 - 220 pages
...time and place. The so-called unity of time was based on a statement of Aristotle to the effect that "tragedy endeavours as far as possible to confine itself to a single revolution of the sun (ie 24 hours), or but slightly to exceed that limit" (/ioAiora ire1para1 vno /w'av irepioSov rjXiov... | |
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Tragedy endeavours, as far as possible, to confine itself to a single revolution of the sun, or but slightly to exceed this limit; whereas the Epic action has no limits of time. 
