Leigh Hunt's Dramatic Criticism, 1808-1831, Volume 10Columbia University Press, 1949 - 347 pages |
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Page 119
... imagination . Even the improb- able has its rules , and does not mistake mere exaggeration for greatness , the shocking for the terrific , or the puerile for the tricksome . In short , taste as well as fancy , has a very extensive ...
... imagination . Even the improb- able has its rules , and does not mistake mere exaggeration for greatness , the shocking for the terrific , or the puerile for the tricksome . In short , taste as well as fancy , has a very extensive ...
Page 177
... imagination , sweetness and dignity of manners and passionate violence , in one ideal picture . " The character is indeed one of perfect truth and sweetness . It has nothing forward , nothing coy , nothing affected or coquettish about ...
... imagination , sweetness and dignity of manners and passionate violence , in one ideal picture . " The character is indeed one of perfect truth and sweetness . It has nothing forward , nothing coy , nothing affected or coquettish about ...
Page 297
... imagination as well as passion ; and here it was , we think , that Mr. Kean found himself baffled ; for however ... imaginative parts - the whole scene of the storm for instance - fell as flat as the actor's voice . His favourite piece ...
... imagination as well as passion ; and here it was , we think , that Mr. Kean found himself baffled ; for however ... imaginative parts - the whole scene of the storm for instance - fell as flat as the actor's voice . His favourite piece ...
Contents
CRITICISM ON SHAKSPEARES MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 3 |
MR YOUNGS MERITS CONSIDERED | 21 |
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS | 35 |
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