| William Shakespeare - 1871 - 544 páginas
...apology for Shakspeare's magic ;—in which he says, * A poet who should now make the whole action er, assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1875 - 504 páginas
...apology for Shakespeare's magic;—in which he says, " A poet, who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
| William Minto - 1881 - 596 páginas
..." in order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merits of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age and the opinions of his contemporaries." But this was a perfection-height of critical qualification that indolence would not suffer himself... | |
| 1842 - 780 páginas
..." in order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merits of a writer, it is always necc*sary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries." He then goes on in a le*s wise vein to propound, — " A poet who should now make tlie whole action... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 146 páginas
...(Rambler?) In order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merits of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age and the opinions of his contemporaries. (Observations on Macbeth.) The criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown aside.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1908 - 254 páginas
...Witches. In order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| Hans Meier - 1916 - 124 páginas
...them great. Über Shakespeares Macbeth meint er weiter: A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability; he... | |
| Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1917 - 360 páginas
...spirit of his age and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural spirits, would be censored as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
| Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1919 - 378 páginas
...spirit of his age and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment. and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural spirits, would be censored as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
| René Wellek - 1981 - 378 páginas
...that "in order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age and the opinions of his contemporaries." However, he uses the historical argument largely as an apology for shortcomings and mistakes in older... | |
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