The Dramatic Works Of Voltaire Vol 10

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333044909
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book The Dramatic Works of Voltaire, Vol. 8 written by Voltaire and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dramatic Works of Voltaire, Vol. 8: Part I The preceptor of Alexander - kings ought always to have such preceptors - the great Aristotle, that extensive genius, so just, and so deeply versed in all the learning of those times, Aristotle, in his art of poetry, has declared that the meeting of M erope and her son was the most interesting circumstance of the whole Grecian theatre. This stroke was, in his opinion, infinitely superior to all the rest. Plutarch tells us, that the Greeks, who, of all the people in the world, had the [quickest feeling. Trembled with fear, lest the Old man who was to stop the arm of M erope, should not come in time enough. That piece, which was played in his time, and a few fragments of which are still extant, appeared to him the most affecting of all the tragedies of Euripides; but it was not the choice of his subject alone to which that poet owed his success, though in every species of the drama, a happy choice is, no doubt, of the greatest service. 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."