An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic PoetsR. Priestley, 1966 - 296 pages |
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... translations , he has recourse to the article to explain ; under this head he finds , to unfold or clear up ; so away goes the translator to clear up the ... translation . Mr. Voltaire desires , that by UPON THE CINNA OF CORNEILLE . 197.
... translations , he has recourse to the article to explain ; under this head he finds , to unfold or clear up ; so away goes the translator to clear up the ... translation . Mr. Voltaire desires , that by UPON THE CINNA OF CORNEILLE . 197.
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Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth). an unfair translation . Mr. Voltaire desires , that by his translation all Europe will com ... translator had understood the words , in which Shakspeare hath expressed them . Upon the judgment of both the au ...
Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth). an unfair translation . Mr. Voltaire desires , that by his translation all Europe will com ... translator had understood the words , in which Shakspeare hath expressed them . Upon the judgment of both the au ...
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... translation of Shakspeare , has nobly emulated those interpreters of Homer , who , Mr. Pope tells us , misunderstand the text , and then triumph in the awkwardness of their own translations . To shew he decides with the same judgment ...
... translation of Shakspeare , has nobly emulated those interpreters of Homer , who , Mr. Pope tells us , misunderstand the text , and then triumph in the awkwardness of their own translations . To shew he decides with the same judgment ...
Contents
Upon the Death of Julius Cæsar | 223 |
Dialogue I | 267 |
Dialogue II | 276 |
Copyright | |
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