The Cambridge History of English Literature: The age of Johnson. 1921Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller The University Press, 1952 - English literature |
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... influence of French classical drama and dramatic theory . Racine and Corneille were adapted for the English stage in a whole series of versions1 . Addison , whose critical influence was cast in favour of dramatic rule and regularity ...
... influence of French classical drama and dramatic theory . Racine and Corneille were adapted for the English stage in a whole series of versions1 . Addison , whose critical influence was cast in favour of dramatic rule and regularity ...
Page 79
... influence on Diderot . Like Voltaire , Diderot's influence on drama was twofold - in actual dramatic production and in dramatic theory . But Diderot set himself in direct opposition to the classical standards which , despite some ...
... influence on Diderot . Like Voltaire , Diderot's influence on drama was twofold - in actual dramatic production and in dramatic theory . But Diderot set himself in direct opposition to the classical standards which , despite some ...
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... influence upon English drama is , accordingly , not that of an uncompromising continental classicist . In the main , he supported the cause of classical drama ; but it is wholly misleading to ignore the strength of the counter influences ...
... influence upon English drama is , accordingly , not that of an uncompromising continental classicist . In the main , he supported the cause of classical drama ; but it is wholly misleading to ignore the strength of the counter influences ...
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Sterne and the Novel of his Times | 46 |
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