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Old Saws and Modern Instances (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Old Saws and Modern Instances A self-sufficient book requires no Preface, still less does it need an apology. It is my misfortune that this book seems to require both. First, an apology. I am quite aware that I have altered a well-known phrase in using it as my title; and that it should be "wise" saws and not "old" saws that are conjoined with "modern instances." But while I have few pretentions to wisdom, I can at least advance some claims to age; and many of the themes with which I deal are sufficiently old to justify their right to a familiar antiquity. There is, I fear, much repetition in these pages, and there is certainly some lack of connection and unity. My main desire, however, has been to illustrate modern questions by ancient examples - especially in the region of drama. Thus I have made a study of Brieux in close connection with a study of Euripides, and have contrasted and compared Mr. Hardy's Dynasts with the great plays of AEschylus. An inquiry into the conditions and limitations of Dramatic Realism is perhaps the most substantive of my aims in this book, which also includes some purely historical essays. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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."
OLD SAWS & MODERN INSTANCES
Author: W. L. (William Leonard) 1850 Courtney
language: en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date: 2016-08-28
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