The Early Romantic Drama at the English Court ...University of Chicago, 1917 - 147 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
adventure allegory Amadis Amadis of Gaul appears arms Arthur artistic Beauty Brotanek castle character Chariclea Chevalier Dore Chronicle Clarisia classical Clyo Clyomon and Clamydes Clyomon and Sir Collier comedy Common Conditions court of love criticism daughter disguisings dist dramatist early Elizabeth Elizabethan England English court evidence Feuillerat fiction Florisel fortune French Galiarbus Golden Shield Gravina Greek romance Hall Hazlitt Henry VIII heroes heroic romance Huon of Bordeaux Ibid Italian King Arthur King of Norway la colee lady Lamphedon legend Leostines Lord lovers mask material matter mediaeval romance Meliadus Morhoult motive mount Nastagio Nerones Nine Worthies original pageant Paris Perceforest performance period Phrygia play plot popular Prince probably Queen quil reign of Henry represented Revels romances of chivalry romantic drama romantic literature secular ship Sir Clamydes Sir Clyomon Sire sixteenth century stage story Strange Marches symbolism theme tilt-yard tournament tradition translated Tudor verrez White Knight
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Página 133 - Now of time they are much more liberal; for ordinary it is, that two young princes fall in love; after many traverses she is got with child; delivered of a fair boy; he is lost, groweth a man, falleth in love, and is ready to get another child; and all this in two hours...
Página 133 - Now ye shall have three ladies walk to gather flowers, and then we must believe the stage to be a garden. By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock. Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster, with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave. While in the meantime two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers, and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field?
Página 133 - ... decency nor discretion, so as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sportfulness, is by their mongrel tragi-comedy obtained. I know Apuleius did somewhat so, but that is a thing recounted with space of time, not represented in one moment : and I know the ancients have one or two examples of tragi-comedies, as Plautus hath Amphitrio.
Página 133 - But, besides these gross absurdities, how all their plays be neither right tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings and clowns, not because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the clown by head and shoulders to play a part in majestical matters, with neither decency nor discretion ; so as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sport fulness, is by their mongrel tragi-comedy obtained.
Página 136 - Sometime you shall see nothing but the adventures of an amorous knight, passing from country to country for the love of his lady, encountering many a terrible monster made of brown paper, and at his return is so wonderfully changed, that he cannot be known but by some posy in his tablet, or by a broken ring, or a handkercher, or a piece of a cockle shell.
Página 125 - Through thy crafty dealings how am I perplexed ! Did ever any win a dame and lose her in such sort? The maladies are marvellous the which I do support Through her deceit; but forth I will my company to meet : If ever she be caught again, I will her so...
Página 132 - Gorboduck, how much more in all the rest ? Where you shall have Asia of the one side, and Africa of the other, and so many other under-kingdoms, that the player, when he comes in, must ever begin with telling where he is, or else the tale will not be conceived.
Página 122 - Apollo's garland by desert in time for to aspire; Wherein the froward chances oft of fortune you shall see, Wherein the...
Página 53 - The Mirrour of Princely deedes and Knighthood: Wherein is shewed the worthinesse of the Knight of the Sunne, and his brother Rosicleer, sonnes to the great Emperour Trebatio: with the strange love of the beautifull and excellent Princesse Briana, and the valiant actes of other noble Princes and Knightes.
Página 50 - Lord : what multitude of bookes ful of all sin & abhominations, haue now filled the world ! Nothing so childish, nothing so vaine, nothing so wanton, nothing so idle, which is not both boldly printed...