 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 562 pages
...more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre retires. Particularly, the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without episode...every act concluding with a turn of it. The greatest errour in the contrivance seems to be in the person of Octavia ; for though I might use the privilege... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so' much one, that it is the only of the kind without episode,...it. The greatest error in the contrivance seems to he in the person of Octavia ; for, though I might use the privilege of a poet, to introduce her into... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1907 - 644 pages
...exactly observed, than, perhaps, the English Theater requires. Particularly, the Action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without Episode,...every Act concluding with a turn of it. The greatest errour in the contrivance seems to be in the person of Octavia : For, though I might use the priviledge... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without episode,...design, and every act concluding with a turn of it. ' He did more ; he abandoned the French ornaments, and returned to national tradition : ' In my style... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 586 pages
...more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without episode,...design, and every act concluding with a turn of it.' He did more; he abandoned the French ornaments, and returned to national tradition: ' In my style I... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1878 - 518 pages
...more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre required. Particularly the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind, without episode...design, and every act concluding with a turn of it. **) In my style I have professed to imitate the divine Shakespeare; which that I might perform more... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1885 - 1108 pages
...more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without episode,...; every scene in the tragedy conducing to the main desigu, and every act concluding with a turn of it' He did more ; he abandoned the French ornaments,... | |
 | Lewis Campbell - Greek drama - 1891 - 376 pages
...observed than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so much one, that it is only of the kind without episode or underplot ; every...design, and every act concluding with a turn of it." As is usual with him, Dryden is no more than just to his own work. All for Love is a very 1 Cp. the... | |
 | John Dryden - Criticism - 1900 - 420 pages
...exactly 5 observed, than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without episode,...every act concluding with a turn of it. The greatest 10 error in the contrivance seems to be in the person of Octavia ; for, though I might use the privilege... | |
 | John Dryden - Criticism - 1900 - 412 pages
...than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so much jane, thafTt TsTtKeT only of the kind without episode, or underplot ; every...every act concluding with a turn of it. The greatest 10 error in the contrivance seems to be in the person of C)ctavia_£ for, though I might use the privilege... | |
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Particularly, the action is so much one that it is the only of the kind without episode or underplot; every scene in the tragedy conducing to the main design, and every act concluding with a turn of it. 
