Author: Russell, Trusten Wheeler Title: Voltaire, Dryden & Heroic Tragedy
Description: New York, Columbia University Press, (1947). 2nd printing, orig.cloth. 22x14cm, ix,178 pp. Rubbed. Good. ¶ Contents: Introduction; The Critical Backround of Heroic Tragedy; French Critical Opinion, 1700-1750; English Theory & Practice; Voltaire and Dryden; Voltaire's Moral Conception of Tragedy; Voltaire's Choice of Subject Matter; Voltaire's Effort to Raise Dramatic Style; Conclusion; Appendix: Excerpts from 'The Indian Emperor'.
Keywords: Literary Criticism, English Literature, French Drama, Tragedy, Critical Theory, Voltaire, Dryden, ,
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark
- Book number: BOOKS009428I