 Action and tone, and gesture, the smile of the lover, the frown of the tyrant, the grimace of the buffoon, — all must be told, for nothing can be shown. Thus, the very dialogue becomes mixed with the narration; for he must not only tell what the characters...  The Quarterly Review - Page 3541826Full view - About this book
 | 1824 - 758 pages
...comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe—words applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that those bring to the assistance of the dramatist. Action,...buffoon, — all must be told, for nothing can be shewn. Thus, the very dialogue becomes mixed with the narration ; for he must not only tell what the... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1821 - 850 pages
...scene-painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe, — words applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...buffoon, — all must be told, for nothing can be shewn. Thus, the very dialogue becomes mixed with the narration ; for he must not only tell what the... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1821 - 846 pages
...the frown of the tyrant, the grimace of the buffoon,— all must be told, for nothing can be shewn. Thus, the very dialogue becomes mixed with the narration...only tell what the characters actually said, in which his task is the same as that of the dramatic author, but must also describe the tone, the look, the... | |
 | 1824 - 792 pages
...scene-painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe — word* applied with the best of bu skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...buffoon, — all must be told, for nothing can be shewn. Thus, the very dialogue becomes mixed with the narration ; for he must not only tell what the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1825 - 260 pages
...scene-painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe : words, applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...only tell what the characters actually said, in which his task is the same as that of the dramatic author, but must also describe the tone, the look, the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - 1825 - 502 pages
...painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe : words, applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...only tell what the characters actually said, in which his task is the same as that of the dramatic author, but must also describe the tone, the look, the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - 1825 - 506 pages
...painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe : words, applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance of the dramatist. Action, and tone, and gfsture, the smile of the lover, the frown of the tyrant, the grimace of the buffoon, all must be told,... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Walter Scott - 1831 - 564 pages
...painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe : words, applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...only tell what the characters actually said, in which his task is the same as that of the dramatic author, but must also describe the tone, the look, the... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1832 - 438 pages
...scene-painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe : worda, applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...the frown of the tyrant, the grimace of the buffoon, al, must be told, for nothing can be shown. Thus, the very dialogue becomes mixed with the narration,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 484 pages
...scene-painter, nor company of comedians, nor dresser, nor wardrobe ; words, applied with the best of his skill, must supply all that these bring to the assistance...only tell what the characters actually said, in which his task is the same as that of the dramatic author, but must also describe the tone, the look, the... | |
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