The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Essays on chivalry, romance, and the dramaR.Cadell, 1834 |
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... composed of rings of steel artificially fitted into each other , as is still the fashion in some parts of Asia . A suit of plate armour was put on over the mail shirt , and the legs and arms were defended in the same manner . Even this ...
... composed of rings of steel artificially fitted into each other , as is still the fashion in some parts of Asia . A suit of plate armour was put on over the mail shirt , and the legs and arms were defended in the same manner . Even this ...
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... is applied to the ordinary lan- guage of England . But it would be difficult to show another instance of the English language being termed Roman or Romance . middle ages were usually composed in the Romance or French ESSAY ON ROMANCE . 131.
... is applied to the ordinary lan- guage of England . But it would be difficult to show another instance of the English language being termed Roman or Romance . middle ages were usually composed in the Romance or French ESSAY ON ROMANCE . 131.
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Sir Walter Scott. middle ages were usually composed in the Romance or French language , which , being spoken both at the Court of Paris and that of London , under the kings of the Norman race , became in a peculiar degree the speech of ...
Sir Walter Scott. middle ages were usually composed in the Romance or French language , which , being spoken both at the Court of Paris and that of London , under the kings of the Norman race , became in a peculiar degree the speech of ...
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... composed by John of Damascus in the eighth century . [ " The history of Jehosaphat and Barlaam , which was written to inspire a taste for the ascetic virtues , seems to have been the origin of Spiritual romance . It is true , that in ...
... composed by John of Damascus in the eighth century . [ " The history of Jehosaphat and Barlaam , which was written to inspire a taste for the ascetic virtues , seems to have been the origin of Spiritual romance . It is true , that in ...
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... composition is common to almost all nations , and that even if we deem the Iliad and Odyssey compositions too dignified by the strain of poetry in which they are composed to bear the name of Metrical Romances ; yet we have the Pastoral ...
... composition is common to almost all nations , and that even if we deem the Iliad and Odyssey compositions too dignified by the strain of poetry in which they are composed to bear the name of Metrical Romances ; yet we have the Pastoral ...
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acted action actors adventures Æschylus affection amusement ancient appear Aristophanes Aristotle arms audience battle betwixt Brantome called champion character Charlemagne Chorus circumstances classical combat comedy comic composition Corneille court critical degree dialogue display Drama England English Eschylus Euripides exist extravagant favour female fiction France French Froissart genius Grecian hero honour horse imitation introduced King King Arthur knight knighthood lady lance language Lord manners metrical middle ages minstrels modern Molière moral nature noble origin pas d'armes passion peculiar pennon Perceforest performed period personages persons piece Plautus play plot poet poetry prince probably profession racter rank recited representation ridicule Romance romantic fiction rude rules Saint satire scene sentiment Shakspeare Skalds solemn Sophocles spectators spirit of Chivalry squire stage style supposed Susarion sword talent taste theatre theatrical Thespis tion tournament tragedy Tristrem unities valour youth
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Էջ 349 - Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts ; Into a thousand parts divide one man, And make imaginary puissance ; Think, when we talk of horses, that you see them Printing their proud hoofs i' the receiving earth : — For 'tis your thoughts that now must deck our kings; Carry them here and there ; jumping o'er times, Turning the accomplishment of many years Into an hour-glass...
Էջ 349 - On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object : Can this cockpit hold The vasty fields of France ? or may we cram Within this wooden 0, the very casques, That did affright the air at Agincourt...
Էջ 356 - I saw Hamlet Prince of Denmark played, but now the old plays began to disgust this refined age, since his Majesties being so long abroad.
Էջ 285 - And let those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some necessary question of the play be then to be considered: that's villainous; and . shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it.
Էջ 367 - I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance.
Էջ 367 - I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them.
Էջ 288 - Afric of the other, and so many other under-kingdoms, that the player, when he comes in, must ever begin with telling where he is, or else the tale will not be conceived?
Էջ 282 - But, besides these gross absurdities, how all their plays be neither right tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings and clowns, not because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the clown by head and shoulders to play a part in majestical matters, with neither decency nor discretion; so as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sportfulness, is by their mongrel tragi-comedy obtained.
Էջ 288 - Now ye shall have three ladies walk to gather flowers, and then we must believe the stage to be a garden. By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock. Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster, with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave. While in the meantime two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers, and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field?
Էջ 313 - It is false that any representation is mistaken for reality, that any dramatic fable in its materiality was ever credible, or, for a single moment, was ever credited.