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Strona xii
... dramatists , even Ariosto scarcely diverged in his comedies from the paths of Plautus . But whatever may be the advantages or imperfections of a literary subject in its own nature , it is evident that it can never be treated with effect ...
... dramatists , even Ariosto scarcely diverged in his comedies from the paths of Plautus . But whatever may be the advantages or imperfections of a literary subject in its own nature , it is evident that it can never be treated with effect ...
Strona 52
... dramatist is supposed to have carped at Plato ; and his comedy founded on the life of Pythagoras , was probably in a similar vein of satire . Stephano , the son of Alexis , and who , according to Suidas , was the uncle of Menander ...
... dramatist is supposed to have carped at Plato ; and his comedy founded on the life of Pythagoras , was probably in a similar vein of satire . Stephano , the son of Alexis , and who , according to Suidas , was the uncle of Menander ...
Strona 53
... dramatists were loaded with honours . The theatrical exhibitions which the Roman invaders of Sicily must have witnessed , and the respect there paid to distinguished poets , would naturally awaken lite- rary emulation . During a contest ...
... dramatists were loaded with honours . The theatrical exhibitions which the Roman invaders of Sicily must have witnessed , and the respect there paid to distinguished poets , would naturally awaken lite- rary emulation . During a contest ...
Strona 55
... dramatists in the com- mencement of the theatrical art , Livius was an actor , and for a considerable time the sole performer in his own pieces . Afterwards , however , his voice failing , in consequence of the audience insisting on a ...
... dramatists in the com- mencement of the theatrical art , Livius was an actor , and for a considerable time the sole performer in his own pieces . Afterwards , however , his voice failing , in consequence of the audience insisting on a ...
Strona 56
... dramatists , So- phocles , Euripides , Anaxandrides , and Philæterus , composed tragedies on the subject of Tereus ; and Epicharmus , as well as others , chose for their comedies the story of the Syrens . Little , however , except the ...
... dramatists , So- phocles , Euripides , Anaxandrides , and Philæterus , composed tragedies on the subject of Tereus ; and Epicharmus , as well as others , chose for their comedies the story of the Syrens . Little , however , except the ...
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