Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama
Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama
White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885
The book Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama was written by author White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885 Here you can read free online of Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama a good or bad book?
What reading level is Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And Shakespeare's genius may be well compared (and possibly the comparison is not new) to a Gothic cathedral, vast, grand, and solemn in its general SHAKESPEARE'S GENIUS. 303 aspect, and single in its total impression, yet on closer view seen to bear the stamp of various pe- riods, and to be filled with airy, light, upspringing columns, and minutely decorated with delicate tra- cery, and grotesque, humorous, and even indeco- rous details, correspondent to each other, yet all unlike though seemi...ng like, and, to an eye capable of the great whole, blending into rich harmony. There are these three, — Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare. And these three have pre-eminence in right of their imaginations. Homer saw with placid mental eye the people and the deeds that he describes, as clearly as if they had passed be- fore him in the flesh; Astyanax shrinking from his father's flashing helm and threatening crest ; Hector striding across the battle-field, his huge shield rattling, as he walked, against his neck and ankles ; the opposing hosts, assembled upon the plain, whose swaying spears and waving plumes, seen from afar, showed dark broad ripples, like cat's-paws on the water.
Read book Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, With An Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius, And An Account of the Rise And Progress of the English Drama for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Claim the "Memoirs of the life of William Shakespeare, with an essay toward the expression of his genius, and an account of the rise and progress of the English.txt"
User Reviews: