The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His Dramatic Plots and Characters; and Essays on the Ancient Theatres and Theatrical Usages, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824 - Dramatists, English |
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... importance , how- ever , the preponderance is greatly on the side of the tragic characters , and the fact is easily ac- counted for the materials borrowed were most- ly serious fables , or grave historical events ; the personages ...
... importance , how- ever , the preponderance is greatly on the side of the tragic characters , and the fact is easily ac- counted for the materials borrowed were most- ly serious fables , or grave historical events ; the personages ...
Page 38
... importance of his occupation , the business of the critic was momentous . In aid of his natural acumen , he armed himself with a table - book , in which he maliciously noted down during the performance , passages for criticism ; not ...
... importance of his occupation , the business of the critic was momentous . In aid of his natural acumen , he armed himself with a table - book , in which he maliciously noted down during the performance , passages for criticism ; not ...
Page 41
... importance acknowledged by the attention of government to its progress . As early as the reign of Henry VIII . there were legislative enactments upon the subject , royal proclamations , and orders of privy council were frequently ...
... importance acknowledged by the attention of government to its progress . As early as the reign of Henry VIII . there were legislative enactments upon the subject , royal proclamations , and orders of privy council were frequently ...
Page 42
... importance to masques , music , plays , and pageants , by the appointment of a special officer , called the Master of the Revels , for their superintendence . Elizabeth , ever anticipating danger , extended his jurisdiction ; and in ...
... importance to masques , music , plays , and pageants , by the appointment of a special officer , called the Master of the Revels , for their superintendence . Elizabeth , ever anticipating danger , extended his jurisdiction ; and in ...
Page 78
... principal creditor in 1668. The previous history of the picture is still more unsatisfactory . It is not ascertained that Davenant himself attached any importance to it ; no credible account exists of the channel 78 THE LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE .
... principal creditor in 1668. The previous history of the picture is still more unsatisfactory . It is not ascertained that Davenant himself attached any importance to it ; no credible account exists of the channel 78 THE LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE .
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