 | Steven Shankman - 1994 - 360 Seiten
...life, not of common nature, but of "nature wrought up to an higher pitch. The plot, the characters, the wit, the passions, the descriptions, are all exalted...converse, as high as the imagination of the poet can earrv them" l l.87). That it is Neander rather than Lisideius who argues in favor of rhyme; and that... | |
 | John Dryden - 312 Seiten
...representation of nature, but 'tis nature wrought up to an higher pitch. The plot, the characters, the wit, the passions, the descriptions are all exalted...fortunes of noble persons, and to portray these exactly. Heroic rhyme is nearest nature, as being the noblest kind of modern verse. Indignatur enim privatis... | |
 | 1913 - 686 Seiten
...scarcely intelligible. [See footnote]. But heroic verse finds an even more remarkable defense: — "Tragedy, we know, is wont to image to us the minds...fortunes of noble persons, and to portray these exactly; heroic rime is nearest nature, as being the noblest kind of modern verse"." And again, a little further... | |
 | 1925 - 402 Seiten
...Dramatic Poesy, he stoutly defended and advocated rhyme, here quoting Horace as an authority. "Heroic rhyme is nearest nature as being the noblest kind of modern verse. Indignatur enim privatis et prope socco Digáis carminibus narrari caena Thyeetae says Horace, and... | |
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This last is indeed the representation of nature, but 'tis nature wrought up to an higher pitch. The plot, the characters, the wit, the passions, the descriptions are all exalted above the level of common converse, as high as the imagination of the poet... 
