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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Pàgina 8
... taste for this species of biography may be expected to keep pace with it . We proceed , now , to what may be termed reasoning fictions . These are composed with the view of proving the truth of some propo- sition , which the author ...
... taste for this species of biography may be expected to keep pace with it . We proceed , now , to what may be termed reasoning fictions . These are composed with the view of proving the truth of some propo- sition , which the author ...
Pàgina 17
... taste be not suf- ficiently turned towards this species of read- ing , these works , provided they keep close to nature and truth , may not be altogether with- out their use . We come , now , to that description of fic- titious writing ...
... taste be not suf- ficiently turned towards this species of read- ing , these works , provided they keep close to nature and truth , may not be altogether with- out their use . We come , now , to that description of fic- titious writing ...
Pàgina 21
... taste of the age . If duly qualified , however , for the task he has undertaken , he can seldom fail of drawing models of conduct higher than can be found in the life of any of his contem- poraries and this seems to be all that is ...
... taste of the age . If duly qualified , however , for the task he has undertaken , he can seldom fail of drawing models of conduct higher than can be found in the life of any of his contem- poraries and this seems to be all that is ...
Pàgina 22
... taste , and have obviously no tendency to pro duce any improvement on the form of the spectator . But , in the case of moral paint- ing , a man both possesses a power , and na- turally feels an impulse , to form himself to some ...
... taste , and have obviously no tendency to pro duce any improvement on the form of the spectator . But , in the case of moral paint- ing , a man both possesses a power , and na- turally feels an impulse , to form himself to some ...
Pàgina 24
... taste , the character would ap- pear insipid or uninteresting . It might tend to obviate any danger of this kind , if , while the hero is not deficient in any good quality , he should possess some one in a peculiar and eminent degree ...
... taste , the character would ap- pear insipid or uninteresting . It might tend to obviate any danger of this kind , if , while the hero is not deficient in any good quality , he should possess some one in a peculiar and eminent degree ...
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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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acquainted actions admiration Æneas Æneid affords agreeable altogether amusement appear apply beauties become certainly chiefly chivalry circumstances composition conduct considered cumstances danger degree delineation discover display disposition doubt drawn elegant embellish epic poetry excels exhibiting extremely fancy favour favourite feeling fiction fictitious former frequently genius Gil Blas give habits Heloise hero Homer Iliad impression improvement instruction interesting Joseph Andrews kind latter less Madame de Genlis mankind manners MARIVAUX means merit mind mode of writing moral narrative neral object of imitation observation opinion particular passion peculiar perfect character perform perhaps poem poetical poetry portunity possess probably produced proper qualities racter reader real events reason refinement regard respect rhymes rience Roger de Coverley romances scenes seems sentiments shew Smollet species spectator style tain taste Telemachus tend tendency thing thor tion Tom Jones truth turally views of human Virgil virtue virtuous whole writer Xenophon
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Legitimate Histories: Scott, Gothic, and the Authorities of Fiction Fiona Robertson Visualització de fragments - 1994 |