Opis: Philaster - Beaumont Beaumont

Excerpt from Philaster: A Tragedy<br><br>The present Age, though it has done Honour to its own Discernment by the Applauses paid to Shakespeare, has, at the fame Time, too grossly neglected the other great Mailers in the fame School of Writing. The Pieces of Beaumont and Fletcher in particular, (to fay nothing of Jonson, Massinger, Shirley, &c.) abound with Beauties, so much of the fame Colour with those of Shakespeare, that it is almost unaccountable, that the very Age which admires one, even to Idolatry, mould pay so little Attention to the others; and, while almost every Poet or Critick, at all eminent in the literary World, have been ambitious of distinguishing themselves, as Editors of Shakespeare, no more than two solitary Editions of Beaumont and Fletcher, and one of those of a very late Date, have been published in the present Century.<br><br>The Truth is, that Nature indeed is in all Ages the fame; but Modes and Customs, Manners and Languages, are subject to perpetual Variation. Time insensibly renders Writings obsolete and uncouth, and the gradual Introduction of new Words and Idioms brings the older Forms into Disrepute and Disuse. But the intrinsick Merit of any Work, though it may be obscured, mult for ever remain; as antique Coins, or old Plate, though not current or fashionable, still have their Value, according to their Weight.<br><br>The Injuries of Modern Innovation in the State of Letters may be in a great Measure repaired, by rendering the Writings of our old Authors familiar to the Publick, and bringing them often before them. How many Plays are there of Shakespeare, now in constant Acting, of which the Directors of the Theatres would scarce hazard the Representation, if the long-continued, and, as it were, traditional Approbation of the Publick had not given a Sanction to their Irregularities, and familiarized the Diction! The Language even of our Liturgy and Bible, if we may venture to mention them on this Occasion, would perhaps soon become obsolete and unintelligible to the Generality, if they were not constantly read in our Churches. The Stile of our Authors, especially in this Play, is often remarkably plain and simple, and only raised or enriched by the Sentiments. It is the Opinion of Dryden, that even "Shakespeare's Language is a little obsolete in Comparison of theirs; and that the English Language in them arrived to its highest Perfection; what Words have since been taken in, being rather superfluous, than necessary."<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Nazwa: Philaster A Tragedy (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Beaumont Beaumont
Wydawnictwo: Inwestycje
Kod paskowy: 9781330014073
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 322
Format: 15.2x22.9cm

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