The New English Drama, With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory, Vol. 9
The New English Drama, With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory, Vol. 9

Author: William Oxberry

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-24

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780483812802

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Excerpt from The New English Drama, With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory, Vol. 9: Being the Only Edition Existing Which Is Faithfully Marked With the Stage Business and Stage Directions, as Performed at the Theatres Royal; Containing Alexander the Great; Busy Body; Jane Shore In considering taste, with reference to the dra difficulties redouble on all sides; for instance, that pear farcical exaggeration to some, which to others is highest flight of inspired genius, and that again will seem puerility to one sort of mind, which to another looks beau tiful simplicity where then is the one immutable standard, by which we are to measure our opinions Is it nature If not, what is it - And ifit be, how are we to employ it - All do not see nature and her various works, with the same eyes our modes of perception are as different as our bodies to one sight the tulip is most agreeable, to another the rose; one prefers the calm of evening, another the glow of day; and most allow that a long continued level is deformity yet the plain is as much the work of nature as the mountain, and consequently, if nature be the mea sure of appeal, both are beautiful alike. Again, we find the ear of one man is tremblingly alive to harmony, the eye of another is no less sensitive of external objects, but still they cannot feel together; there is no common stand ard to which either party can refer. 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.

The New English Drama: With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory; Being the Only Edition Existing Wh
The New English Drama: With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory; Being the Only Edition Existing Wh

Author: W. Oxberry

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-03-03

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781379146360

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The New English Drama, With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory; Being the Only Edition Existing Which is Faithfully Marked With the Stage Business, and Stage Directions, as Performed at the Theatres Royal Volume
The New English Drama, With Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory; Being the Only Edition Existing Which is Faithfully Marked With the Stage Business, and Stage Directions, as Performed at the Theatres Royal Volume

Author: W 1784-1824 Oxberry

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022208919

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The New English Drama is the only edition of its kind which faithfully marks the stage business and stage directions as performed at the Theatres Royal, making it an invaluable resource for theatre historians and anyone interested in the history of the stage. With prefatory remarks, biographical sketches, and critical and explanatory notes, this edition is the definitive guide to the English drama of the period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

NEW ENGLISH DRAMA
NEW ENGLISH DRAMA

Author: William 1778-1830 Hazlitt

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781374462403

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The New English Drama, with Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory; Being the Only Edition Existing Which Is Faithfully Marked with the Stage Business, and Stage Directions, As Performed at the Theatres Royal Volume
The New English Drama, with Prefatory Remarks, Biographical Sketches, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory; Being the Only Edition Existing Which Is Faithfully Marked with the Stage Business, and Stage Directions, As Performed at the Theatres Royal Volume

Author: W. 1784-1824 Oxberry

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2015-08-24

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9781340211585

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.