That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor Sannazzaro in Italian did affect it. Among my books - Page 263by James Russell Lowell - 1904Full view - About this book
| William Harrison Ainsworth - English literature - 1844 - 624 pages
...not deceived. That same framing •of his style to an old rustick language, I dare not allow; since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor Sannazzaro in Italian, did affect it." He means that Theocritus and the others wrote in the language of their times, and that to be obsolete... | |
| Henry Richard Fox Bourne - Great Britain - 1862 - 588 pages
...the reading;" but, "that same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor Sannazzaro in Italian, did affect it." In that judgment he was half right, an occasional fault of Spenser being the affectation of obsolete... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1870 - 342 pages
...approve of this. " That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor...("Defence of Poesy.") Ben Jonson, on the other hand, laid that Ouarini " kept not decorum in making shepherds speak as well as himself could." ("Conversations... | |
| David Masson - Literary Criticism - 1873 - 520 pages
...where some who were too short were racked, others too long cut short. That Guarini, in his Pastor Fido, kept not decorum, in making shepherds speak as well as himself could. . . . That Bonnefonius' Vigilium Veneris was excellent. . . . That the best pieces of Ronsard were... | |
| 1875 - 514 pages
...approve of this. " That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor...Sannazzaro in Italian did affect it." (" Defence of 1'ocsy.") Ben Jonson, on the other hand, said, that Guarini " kept not decorum in making shepherds... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 348 pages
...approve of this. " That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor...poets' Arcadia is a purely ideal world, and should lie treated accordingly. But whoever looks into the glossary appended to the "Calendar" by EK, will... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 350 pages
...approve of this. " That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor...Italian did affect it." ("Defence of Poesy.") Ben Jon son, on the other hand. said that Guarini "kept not decorum in making shepherds speak as well as... | |
| Ellen Crofts - England - 1884 - 394 pages
...pastoral condemning it. Ben Jonson, however, said that Guarini, the Spanish pastoral dramatic writer, " kept not decorum in making shepherds speak as well as himself could." There are two reasons for this choice by a pastoral writer of rustic language : he may choose it either... | |
| James Russell Lowell - English poetry - 1888 - 356 pages
...approve of this. " That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor...into the glossary appended to the " Calendar," by EE, will be satisfied that Spenser's object was to find unhackneyed and poetical words rather than... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 434 pages
...approve of this. ' ' That same framing of his style to an old rustic language I dare not allow, since neither Theocritus in Greek, Virgil in Latin, nor...purely ideal world, and should be treated accordingly. Bat whoever looks into the glossary appended to the Calendar by EK, will be satisfied that Spenser's... | |
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