History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and Sons, 1896 - 1205 pages |
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Page 12
... Comedy entitled ' AλáZwv . ( See Act . ii . Sc . i . v . 8 . ) - LIEB . 3 Quart d'heure , 101 , etc. See also Keller , Romans des 7 sages , p . ccxxvii . , etc. , and Diokl . Leben . p . 61 , etc. Sercambi , nov . 13 , Dolo . patos ...
... Comedy entitled ' AλáZwv . ( See Act . ii . Sc . i . v . 8 . ) - LIEB . 3 Quart d'heure , 101 , etc. See also Keller , Romans des 7 sages , p . ccxxvii . , etc. , and Diokl . Leben . p . 61 , etc. Sercambi , nov . 13 , Dolo . patos ...
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... comedy in their nature , they represent the ordinary actions of private life , and exhibit the nation , according to the expression of Legrand , in an undress . " Opinions , " continues that author , " prejudices , superstitions , tone ...
... comedy in their nature , they represent the ordinary actions of private life , and exhibit the nation , according to the expression of Legrand , in an undress . " Opinions , " continues that author , " prejudices , superstitions , tone ...
Page 58
... comedy possesses over unconnected scenes . Hence , the more na- tural and defined the plan — the more the characters are diversified , and the more the tales are suited to the cha- racters , the more conspicuous will be the skill of the ...
... comedy possesses over unconnected scenes . Hence , the more na- tural and defined the plan — the more the characters are diversified , and the more the tales are suited to the cha- racters , the more conspicuous will be the skill of the ...
Page 69
... comedy , by La Motte . ' There is also some resemblance between it and part of the old English comedy , The Widow , which was produced by the united labours of Ben Jonson , Fletcher , and Middleton . In that play , Ansaldo , after being ...
... comedy , by La Motte . ' There is also some resemblance between it and part of the old English comedy , The Widow , which was produced by the united labours of Ben Jonson , Fletcher , and Middleton . In that play , Ansaldo , after being ...
Page 71
... comedy in verse by F. Canali Vecentino , printed , Vicenza , 1612 . * This assertion , however , must be doubted ; the resemblance between the two stories is very slight , for Andreuccio is the dupe , and Boivin , in the Fabliau , the ...
... comedy in verse by F. Canali Vecentino , printed , Vicenza , 1612 . * This assertion , however , must be doubted ; the resemblance between the two stories is very slight , for Andreuccio is the dupe , and Boivin , in the Fabliau , the ...
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