Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious Narratives, with Observations on Some of the Most EminentMundell, 1805 - 174 pàgines |
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... probably be quite otherwise occupied , than in considering the maxims of conduct which may be drawn from it . According to the view , indeed , which has been given above , such a disposition is not only natural , but perfectly 15.
... probably be quite otherwise occupied , than in considering the maxims of conduct which may be drawn from it . According to the view , indeed , which has been given above , such a disposition is not only natural , but perfectly 15.
Pàgina 26
... given of dis- playing themselves in action , there is no room for the formation of habits , which can alone constitute a virtuous character . No such opportunity is here afforded ; and thus , say these reasoners , the emotions , which ...
... given of dis- playing themselves in action , there is no room for the formation of habits , which can alone constitute a virtuous character . No such opportunity is here afforded ; and thus , say these reasoners , the emotions , which ...
Pàgina 40
... given birth to a multitude of readers , who seek only for amusement , and wish to find it without trouble or thought . Works thus conducted , supply them with one which is level to the lowest capacities . How well they are adapted to ...
... given birth to a multitude of readers , who seek only for amusement , and wish to find it without trouble or thought . Works thus conducted , supply them with one which is level to the lowest capacities . How well they are adapted to ...
Pàgina 52
... given , fiction cannot be considered as the best mode of communicating such in- formation . In the absence , however , of au- thentic narrative , it may with propriety be resorted to . Now , we have no other records of that age , nor ...
... given , fiction cannot be considered as the best mode of communicating such in- formation . In the absence , however , of au- thentic narrative , it may with propriety be resorted to . Now , we have no other records of that age , nor ...
Pàgina 60
... given occasion to the most sublime passages which occur in both of these poets . * But if it has improved them in a poetical , it certainly has not in a moral , point of view . The divine personages are still less fit than the human ...
... given occasion to the most sublime passages which occur in both of these poets . * But if it has improved them in a poetical , it certainly has not in a moral , point of view . The divine personages are still less fit than the human ...
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Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1805 |
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Legitimate Histories: Scott, Gothic, and the Authorities of Fiction Fiona Robertson Visualització de fragments - 1994 |