Lectures on Dramatic Literature (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Lectures on Dramatic Literature (Classic Reprint) written by James Sheridan Knowles and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lectures on Dramatic Literature All. Fair is foul, and foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air. Here is the hand of the incomparable master. Here, a scene composed of about half-a-dozen lines, is our interest already strongly excited. There is not in the whole course of the drama beside, ancient or modern, an in stance where so much is effected in so narrow a compass. We are at once upon the tiptoe of definite expectation. We exclaim to ourselves There's matter here! Such personages do not busy themselves about nothing, nor can he have a common part to act who is the theme of their conversation, the subject of their solicitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.