What could exceed the absurdity of an author, who should write the comedy of Nero, with the merry incident of ripping up his mother's belly? or what would give a greater shock to humanity than an attempt to expose the miseries of poverty and distress... Joseph Andrews. Preface to David Simple, etc - Strana 13podľa Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Henry Fielding - 1749 - Počet stránok 270
...himfilf. Bejldes, it may feem remarkable, that Ariftotle, who is fo fond and free of Definitions, hath ntt thought proper to define the Ridiculous. Indeed^ where...tells us it is proper to Comedy, he hath remarked that Villainy is not its ObjeEl : tut be hath not, as I remember, pofttively afferted what is. Nor doth... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1766 - Počet stránok 390
...give, a greater fhock to humanity,.' than an attempt to expofe the tniferies of poverty, and diflrefs to ridicule ? And yet, the reader will' not want much learning to fuggeft fuch inftances tohimfelf. . :': . ,,-,". •„. •, •'' , •'.' BESIDES, it may feem remarkable,... | |
| 1780 - Počet stránok 568
...give a greater (hock to humanity, than an attempt to expofe the mi feries, of 'poverty and diftrefs to ridicule ? And yet, the reader will not want much learning to fuggelt fuch inftances to himfelf. Beiides, it may feem remarkable, that Ariftotle, who is fo fond... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1783 - Počet stránok 398
...give a greater £hock to humanity,. than an attempt to expofe the miferies of poverty and diftrefs to ridicule ? And yet, the reader will not want much learning to fuggeft fuch inftances to himfelf. BESIDES, it may feem remarkable, that Ariftotle, who is fo fond... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - Počet stránok 846
...Nero with the merry incident of ripping up his mother's belly ; or what would give a greater shock to humanity, than an attempt to expose the miseries...tells us it is proper to comedy, he hath remarked that villainy is not its object : but he hath not, as I remember, positively asserted what is. Nor doth... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - Počet stránok 850
...attemji expose the miseries of poverty and distress to dicule ? And yet, the reader will not want im learning to suggest such instances to himself Besides, it may seem remarkable, that Aris tie, who is so fond and free of definitions, hi not thought proper to define the Ridiculo Indeed,... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1845 - Počet stránok 578
...Nero, with the merry incident of ripping up his mother s belly ? or what would give a greater shuck riters who have called it malorum; but irritamenta...Epodiuntur opei, irritamenta malorum."—" Well, •fr," wont much learning to suggest such instances to himself. tions of romance writers on the one hand,... | |
| 1856 - Počet stránok 1492
...of Nero with the merry incident of ripping up his mother's belly; or what would give a greater shock to humanity, than an attempt to expose the miseries...not want much learning to suggest such instances to himwlf. Besides, it may seem remarkable, that Aristotle, who is so fond and free of definitions, hath... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1872 - Počet stránok 748
...of Nero with the merry incident of ripping up his mother's belly? or what would give a greater shock to humanity than an attempt to expose the miseries of poverty and distress to ridicule ? And yet tho reader will not want much learning to suggest such instances to himself. Besides, it may seem remarkable... | |
| Eugen Kölbing, Johannes Hoops, Reinald Hoops - 1877 - Počet stránok 566
...Nero with the merry incident of ripping up his mother's belly? or, what would give a greater shock to humanity, than an attempt to expose the miseries of poverty and distress to ridicule?« Die positive beantwortung der frage nach dem eigentlichen objecte der komik ist nun der wichtigste... | |
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