 | 1926 - 550 pages
...tragedy; it possesses no single tragic quality; it neither satisfies the moral sense nor calls forth pity or fear. Nor, again, should the downfall of the utter...misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. . . . There remains then the character between these two extremes, — that of a man who is not eminently... | |
 | Samuel Henry Butcher - 1895 - 418 pages
...sense, nor calls forth pity or fear. Nor,\ issaagain, should the downfall of the utter villain be I exhibited. A plot of this kind would, doubtless, satisfy the moral sense, but it wovdd inspire neither pity nor fear; for _pitv is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune... | |
 | Samuel Henry Butcher, Aristotle - 1898 - 454 pages
...1453 a possesses no single tragic quality ; it neither satisfies the moral sense, nor calls forth pity or fear. .Nor. again, should the downfall of the utter...sense, but it would inspire neither pity nor fear; far_pity ia.^aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear b^_the misfortune of AjnatLjike ourselves. Such... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1898 - 220 pages
...says (in the Poetics) , would doubtless satisfy the moral sense, but it would excite neither tragic pity nor fear ; for pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. And, therefore, the ruin of a monster of iniquity is not properly a theme for tragedy. Nor, according... | |
 | Sophocles - 1901 - 348 pages
...it possesses no single tragic quality ; it neither satisfies the moral sense, nor calls forth pity or fear. Nor, again, should the downfall of the utter...fear ; for pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune (-n-ipl TOV àvaÇiov) , fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. Such an event, therefore,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1898 - 222 pages
...says (in the Poetics), would doubtless satisfy the moral sense, but it would excite neither tragic pity nor fear ; for pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. And, therefore, the ruin of a monster of iniquity is not properly a theme for tragedy. Nor, according... | |
 | Aristotle - 1907 - 148 pages
...1463 a possesses no single tragic quality ; it neither satisfies the moral sense nor calls forth pity or fear. Nor, again, should the downfall of the utter...for pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear j \ f1• by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. Such an event, therefore, will be neither pitiful... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1907 - 216 pages
...says (in the Poetics], would doubtless satisfy the moral sense, but it would excite neither tragic pity nor fear ; for pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. And, therefore, the ruin of a monster of iniquity is not properly a theme for tragedy. Nor, according... | |
 | 1910 - 852 pages
...nor fear; It simply shocks us. Nor, again, should the downfall of the utter villain be exhibited. Л plot of this kind would doubtless satisfy the moral...misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. There remains the character between these two extremes — that of a man who is not eminently good... | |
 | Samuel Henry Butcher - 1911 - 468 pages
...1453 a possesses no single tragic quality ; it neither satisfies trie moral sense nor calls forth pity or fear. Nor, again, should the downfall of the utter villain be ex- J/ hibited. A plot of this kind would, doubtless, satisfy - the moral sense, but it would inspire... | |
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... pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves. 
