A sketch of the history of the English drama in its social aspects. The essay which obtained the Le Bas prize, 1880 |
Términos y frases comunes
already amusement attempt Bartholomew Fair bear-baiting became Ben Jonson bon-ton bourgeois tragedy C. H. HERFORD century character characteristic chiefly chivalry Christian Church play classical clergy Collier colour comedy comic Congreve Conscious Lovers Court courtly critical culture Devil dialogue distinct dramatists Ebert effect elements England englischen Mysterien English drama especially Euphuism expression fancy fashion festival Fletcher France French genial genius Girardin Greek Histriomastix holy humour ideal imagination imitated impulse influence inspired instinct Italian Jeremy Collier John Heywood Jonson King Kotzebue language later less Lillo literary manners Marc Girardin Massinger mind miracles moral movement mysteries natural passion pastoral performed players playwrights poetic poetry poets popular Puritanism qualities refined reflect Reformation religious Renascence represented Restoration drama romantic rude Sapience satire scarcely scene secular sentimental Shakspere shepherds social society spirit stage stage-plays style Tamburlaine taste theatre tion tragedy trouvères vice Volpone whole wholly
Pasajes populares
Página 34 - 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.
Página 34 - 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 sportfulness, is by their mongrel tragi-comedy obtained.
Página 30 - Understand, therefore, a pastoral to be a representation of shepherds and shepherdesses with their actions and passions, which must be such as may agree with their natures, at least not exceeding former fictions and vulgar traditions ; they are not to be adorned with any art, but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry ; or such as experience may teach them, as the virtues of herbs and fountains, the ordinary course of the sun, moon, and stars, and such like.
Página 41 - As long liveth the merry man (they say) As doth the sorry man, and longer by a day. Yet the grasshopper, for all his summer piping, Starveth in winter with hungry griping, Therefore another said saw doth men advise, That they be together both merry and wise.
Página 72 - T' increase the steaming ordures of the stage? What can we say t
Página 87 - For this reason it has, at various times, been ungenteel to see, to hear, to walk, to be in good health, and to have twenty other horrible perfections of Nature. Nature indeed may do very well sometimes. It made you, for instance, and it then made something very lovely ; and if you would suffer us of quality to give you the ton, you would be absolutely divine : But now — me — madam — me — Nature never made such a thing as me.
Página 67 - That, whereas the women's parts in plays have hitherto been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence, we permit and give leave for the time to come, that all women's parts be acted by women.
Página 38 - ... as well for the recreation of our loving subjects as for our solace and pleasure when we shall think good to see them, during our pleasure.
Página 58 - Flow. That the Globe, Wherein (quoth he) reigns a whole world of vice, Had been consum'd ; the Phoenix burnt to ashes ; The Fortune whipt for a blind * * * ; Black-fryers He wonders how it scap'd demolishing I...
Página 80 - I never heard of any plays fit for a Christian to read, but Cato and the Conscious Lovers ; and I must own, in the latter there are some things almost solemn enough for a sermon.