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Page 335
'But the answerer ought to prove two things: first, that the fable is not the greatest
masterpiece of a tragedy, though it be the foundation of it. 'Secondly, that other
ends as suitable to the nature of tragedy may be found in the English, which were
...
'But the answerer ought to prove two things: first, that the fable is not the greatest
masterpiece of a tragedy, though it be the foundation of it. 'Secondly, that other
ends as suitable to the nature of tragedy may be found in the English, which were
...
Page 336
'For the characters, they are neither so many nor so various in Sophocles and
Euripides, as in Shakespeare and Fletcher; only they are more adapted to those
ends of tragedy which Aristotle commends to us, pity and terror. 'The manners
flow ...
'For the characters, they are neither so many nor so various in Sophocles and
Euripides, as in Shakespeare and Fletcher; only they are more adapted to those
ends of tragedy which Aristotle commends to us, pity and terror. 'The manners
flow ...
Page 339
'To return to the beginning of this enquiry ; consider if pity and terror be enough
for tragedy to move: and I believe, upon a true definition of tragedy, it will be
found that its work extends farther, and that it is to reform manners, by a delightful
...
'To return to the beginning of this enquiry ; consider if pity and terror be enough
for tragedy to move: and I believe, upon a true definition of tragedy, it will be
found that its work extends farther, and that it is to reform manners, by a delightful
...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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