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" Farther : there is less unity in all epic imitation ; as appears from this — that any epic poem will furnish matter for several tragedies. For, supposing the poet to choose a fable strictly one, the consequence must be, either, that his poem, if proportionably... "
The Theatre of the Greeks: Or, The History, Literature, and Criticism of the ... - Page 159
by Philip Wentworth Buckham - 1830 - 572 pages
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Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: With Notes on the ..., Volume 1

Aristotle, Thomas Twining - Aesthetics - 1812 - 380 pages
...— that any Epic Poem will furnish matter for several Tragedies. For, supposing the Poet to chuse a fable strictly one, the consequence must be, either,...actions* — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey contain many such subordinate parts, each of which has a certain...
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Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: With Notes on the ..., Volume 1

Aristotle, Thomas Twining - Aesthetics - 1812 - 386 pages
...this—that any Epic Poem will furnish matter for several Tragedies. For, supposing the Poet to chuse a fable strictly one, the consequence must be, either,...on the other hand, we suppose him to employ several fables—that is, a fable composed of several actions*—his imitation is no longer strictly one. The...
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Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: With Notes on the ..., Volume 1

Aristotle, Thomas Twining - Aesthetics - 1812 - 388 pages
...— that any Epic Poem will furnish matter for several Tragedies. For, supposing the Poet to chuse a fable strictly one, the consequence must be, either,...become weak, and, as it were, diluted. If, on the olhe,r hand, we suppose him to employ several fables — that is, a fable composed of several actions*...
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Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: With Notes on the Translation ...

Aristotle - Aesthetics - 1815 - 492 pages
...his __ that any epic poem will furnish matter for several tragedies. Fpr, supposing the poet to chuse a fable strictly one, the consequence must be, either, that his poem, if preportionably contracted, will appear curtailed174 and defective, or if extended to the usual length175,...
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The Theatre of the Greeks: A Series of Papers Relating to the History and ...

John William Donaldson - Greek drama - 1836 - 636 pages
...respects, Tragedy be superior, it is sufficient that the fault here objected is not essential to it. Tragedy has the advantage in the following respects....actions — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey contain many such subordinate parts, each of which has a certain...
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The Grecian Drama: A Treatise on the Dramatic Literature of the Greeks

John Richard Darley (Bp. of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh) - Greek drama - 1840 - 580 pages
...series of impressions, than when weakened by diffusion through a long extent of time ; as the (Edipus of Sophocles, for example, would be, if it were drawn...actions — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey contain many such subordinate parts, each of which has a certain...
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The Theatre of the Greeks: A Series of Papers Relating to the History and ...

John William Donaldson - Greek drama - 1849 - 642 pages
...Œdipus of Sophocles, for example, would be, if it were drawn out to the length of the Iliad. Further: there is less unity in all epic imitation ; as appears...actions — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey, contain many such subordinate parts, each of which has a certain...
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The Poetics of Aristotle, tr. by Twining [ed. by H. Hamilton].

Aristotle - 1851 - 90 pages
...were drawn out to the length of the Iliad. Farther : there is less unity in all Epic imitatation ; as appears from this — that any Epic poem will furnish...several fables — that is, a fable composed of several actions(6) — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey contain...
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Theatre of the Greeks ... information relative to the rise, progress, and ...

Greeks - 1860 - 904 pages
...(Edipus of Sophocles, for example, would be, if it were drawn out to the length of the Iliad. Further : there is less unity in all epic imitation ; as appears...actions — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey, contain many such subordinate parts, each of which has a certain...
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Criticisms on Paradise Lost

Joseph Addison - 1892 - 234 pages
...ff., and Vida's Art of Poetry 2. 98-123. 2 32 ff. Cf. 86 28 ff. 3 10-14. Poetics 26. 6 : " Further, there is less unity in all epic imitation, as appears...actions — his imitation is no longer strictly one. The Iliad, for example, and the Odyssey contain many such subordinate parts, each of which has a certain...
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