Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1627933212
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Orestes was produced in 1750, an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine, Voltaire has the following passage on the Greek drama: "We should not, I acknowledge, endeavor to imitate what is weak and defective in the ancients: it is most probable that their faults were well known to their contemporaries. I am satisfied, Madam, that the wits of Athens condemned, as well as you, some of those repetitions, and some declamations with which Sophocles has loaded his Electra: they must have observed that he had not dived deep enough into the human heart. I will moreover fairly confess, that there are beauties peculiar not only to the Greek language, but to the climate, to manners and times, which it would be ridiculous to transplant hither. Therefore I have not copied exactly the Electra of Sophocles-much more I knew would be necessary; but I have taken, as well as I could, all the spirit and substance of it."
Orestes
Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1627933212
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Orestes was produced in 1750, an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine, Voltaire has the following passage on the Greek drama: "We should not, I acknowledge, endeavor to imitate what is weak and defective in the ancients: it is most probable that their faults were well known to their contemporaries. I am satisfied, Madam, that the wits of Athens condemned, as well as you, some of those repetitions, and some declamations with which Sophocles has loaded his Electra: they must have observed that he had not dived deep enough into the human heart. I will moreover fairly confess, that there are beauties peculiar not only to the Greek language, but to the climate, to manners and times, which it would be ridiculous to transplant hither. Therefore I have not copied exactly the Electra of Sophocles-much more I knew would be necessary; but I have taken, as well as I could, all the spirit and substance of it."
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1627933212
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Orestes was produced in 1750, an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine, Voltaire has the following passage on the Greek drama: "We should not, I acknowledge, endeavor to imitate what is weak and defective in the ancients: it is most probable that their faults were well known to their contemporaries. I am satisfied, Madam, that the wits of Athens condemned, as well as you, some of those repetitions, and some declamations with which Sophocles has loaded his Electra: they must have observed that he had not dived deep enough into the human heart. I will moreover fairly confess, that there are beauties peculiar not only to the Greek language, but to the climate, to manners and times, which it would be ridiculous to transplant hither. Therefore I have not copied exactly the Electra of Sophocles-much more I knew would be necessary; but I have taken, as well as I could, all the spirit and substance of it."
Giphantia
Author: Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368900536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368900536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
New Paths
Author: Cyril William Beaumont
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Biography of Alfred de Musset
Author: Paul de Musset
Publisher: Boston : Roberts Bros.
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher: Boston : Roberts Bros.
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Biography of Alfred de Musset
Author: Paul de Musset
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385549272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385549272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset
Author: Alfred de Musset
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A selection from the poetry and comedies of Alfred de Musset
Author: Alfred de Musset
Publisher:
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Category : French drama (Comedy)
Languages : fr
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French drama (Comedy)
Languages : fr
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset
Author: Alfred De Musset
Publisher: Fournier Press
ISBN: 1443713465
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The Complete Writings Of Alfred De Musset. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Fournier Press
ISBN: 1443713465
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The Complete Writings Of Alfred De Musset. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
... Études d'histoire romantique
Author: Léon Séché
Publisher:
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Languages : fr
Pages : 336
Book Description
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Languages : fr
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Sleeping Sword
Author: Brenda Jagger
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788633482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
A Victorian woman defies convention and follows her heart to freedom in this conclusion to the Barforth Trilogy from the author of Flint and Roses. Grace Agbrigg has ambitions beyond merely ornamenting the home of a rich husband. But Victorian England is still almost wholly a man’s world in which women—rich or poor—must do the bidding of the father, husband or employer. Attracted against her will to the ambitious and ruthless Gideon Chard, Grace instead makes the marriage that is expected of her. But eventually she breaks free of a relationship that is a sham to become the only divorcee in Cullingford. Cast out by society, Grace is faced with a future she never expected—one in which she holds the keys to her own happiness. Set against a background of change and unrest, of dazzling wealth cheek by jowl with bitter poverty, this conclusion to the Barforth Trilogy is perfect for fans of Sandy Taylor, Katie Flynn and Josephine Cox.
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788633482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
A Victorian woman defies convention and follows her heart to freedom in this conclusion to the Barforth Trilogy from the author of Flint and Roses. Grace Agbrigg has ambitions beyond merely ornamenting the home of a rich husband. But Victorian England is still almost wholly a man’s world in which women—rich or poor—must do the bidding of the father, husband or employer. Attracted against her will to the ambitious and ruthless Gideon Chard, Grace instead makes the marriage that is expected of her. But eventually she breaks free of a relationship that is a sham to become the only divorcee in Cullingford. Cast out by society, Grace is faced with a future she never expected—one in which she holds the keys to her own happiness. Set against a background of change and unrest, of dazzling wealth cheek by jowl with bitter poverty, this conclusion to the Barforth Trilogy is perfect for fans of Sandy Taylor, Katie Flynn and Josephine Cox.