Lectures on Dramatic Literature: Or, The Employment of the Passions in DramaD. Appleton, 1849 - 245 pages |
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... moral reflections naturally succeed to literary ones ; and I have desired to show as well as I could the union which exists between good taste and good morals . I certainly ought not to fail in this duty , which is the noblest part of ...
... moral reflections naturally succeed to literary ones ; and I have desired to show as well as I could the union which exists between good taste and good morals . I certainly ought not to fail in this duty , which is the noblest part of ...
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... morality , varied acquirements , and an eloquent style . We have not read a work for some time which has given us so much pleasure , as the ' Cours de Littérature Dramatique . ' The subject is interesting , the execution brilliant . It ...
... morality , varied acquirements , and an eloquent style . We have not read a work for some time which has given us so much pleasure , as the ' Cours de Littérature Dramatique . ' The subject is interesting , the execution brilliant . It ...
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... moral curiosity which we possess in observ- ing our like , in seeing how they live and act ; in pitying their misfortunes if they are unhappy , and in laughing at their faults if they are ridiculous . The Theatre satisfies this senti ...
... moral curiosity which we possess in observ- ing our like , in seeing how they live and act ; in pitying their misfortunes if they are unhappy , and in laughing at their faults if they are ridiculous . The Theatre satisfies this senti ...
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... moral illusion to enter within the circle of material imitation . Material nature is much more limited than moral nature , either for enjoyment or suffering . The soul , in its griefs , is patient , and exhibits its pains in various ...
... moral illusion to enter within the circle of material imitation . Material nature is much more limited than moral nature , either for enjoyment or suffering . The soul , in its griefs , is patient , and exhibits its pains in various ...
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... moral suf . fering for its subject , has pushed this suffering even to physi- cal pain . It has materialized moral grief , while the Greeks who represented physical pain , idealized it by the aid of the beautiful . They elevated ...
... moral suf . fering for its subject , has pushed this suffering even to physi- cal pain . It has materialized moral grief , while the Greeks who represented physical pain , idealized it by the aid of the beautiful . They elevated ...
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Acanthe affection ancient Andromache anger Antigone antique Astyanax avenge beautiful become believe Cleanthe Collé comedy Dalainville daugh daughter death despair Desronais Don Diego Donna Lucretia drama Dupuis Edipus eighteenth century emotions endeavored Euphémon Euripides expression eyes fabliau Father Goriot fault fear feel genius Gennaro Geronte Goëthe grandeur Greeks grief Harpagon Hector hero honor human heart husband Idamé idea ingratitude inspires Ismene kill king King Lear Lear less literature live Lucrece Borgia Menedemus Merope Metromania miserable misfortunes modern Moliere Molossus moral mother nature Neoptolemus old Horace Orphan pardon passions paternal authority paternal character paternal love Philoctetes Piron pity poet Polynice Priam Prodigal Prodigal Son Pyrrhus Racine represented respect ridiculous Roman Rousseau scene sentiments Shakspeare society sons Sophocles soul speak stoicism suffering suicide Tchao Tching-Ing tears tenderness Theatre Theseus tragedy Triboulet Ulysses Victor Hugo virtue Voltaire Werter wish word young Zamti
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