The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, from the Earliest Greek Romances to the Novels of the Present Age, Band 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 57
Seite 6
... tion . The heroes , accordingly , of most of the ro- mances of the peninsula are illegitimate ; there are usually two brothers , a platonist and materialist ; and , in short , a general sameness of character and incident . The opponents ...
... tion . The heroes , accordingly , of most of the ro- mances of the peninsula are illegitimate ; there are usually two brothers , a platonist and materialist ; and , in short , a general sameness of character and incident . The opponents ...
Seite 12
... fairest and most faithful woman in the world . The greater part of Amadis de Gaul is occupied with combats , which are generally described with much spirit , but are tiresome by frequent repeti- tion 12 ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY .
... fairest and most faithful woman in the world . The greater part of Amadis de Gaul is occupied with combats , which are generally described with much spirit , but are tiresome by frequent repeti- tion 12 ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY .
Seite 13
... tion ; and at length scarcely interest us , as we be- come almost certain of the success of the hero from the frequent recurrence of victory . There are few magical adventures in the com- mencement of the romance , but the wonders mul ...
... tion ; and at length scarcely interest us , as we be- come almost certain of the success of the hero from the frequent recurrence of victory . There are few magical adventures in the com- mencement of the romance , but the wonders mul ...
Seite 24
... tion of a sword on his breast . Hence , when at the age of fourteen , he obtained some order of chi- valry from the king of Saba , he assumed the name of the Knight of the Flaming Sword . A black courtier being jealous of the favour ...
... tion of a sword on his breast . Hence , when at the age of fourteen , he obtained some order of chi- valry from the king of Saba , he assumed the name of the Knight of the Flaming Sword . A black courtier being jealous of the favour ...
Seite 33
... tion of both . Accordingly the Greeks having made an attempt to retrieve matters , the Russians unex- pectedly fell on their former allies , and thus deli- vered Constantinople from the western invasion , and secured Florisel in the ...
... tion of both . Accordingly the Greeks having made an attempt to retrieve matters , the Russians unex- pectedly fell on their former allies , and thus deli- vered Constantinople from the western invasion , and secured Florisel in the ...
Inhalt
20 | |
30 | |
34 | |
41 | |
56 | |
57 | |
73 | |
88 | |
191 | |
305 | |
315 | |
332 | |
348 | |
350 | |
358 | |
374 | |
98 | |
122 | |
123 | |
135 | |
142 | |
153 | |
381 | |
392 | |
394 | |
395 | |
409 | |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
adventures afterwards Agesilan Amadis de Gaul Amadis of Greece appeared Apuleius arrived Bandello beautiful Boccaccio brother castle celebrated Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles Cento Cento Novelle century character chivalry Cinthio comedy composition Constantinople court daughter death Decameron discovered disguise duke emperor enamoured enchanted England English entertainment entitled Esplandian Eupraxis exploits fables Fabliaux father favour fiction Firenzuola Florence Florian Florisel Fontaine France French Galaor Gesta Romanorum Grand Greek hero husband imitated incidents Italian novelists Italian novels Italy king knight lady Latin length Lisuarte lover manner Massuccio master ment merchant mistress monarch monks Novelle Antiche original palace Palmerin Partenopex Pecorone person Petrus Alphonsus poet Portugueze possession priest Primaleon prince princess printed queen received resided romance Sacchetti Seven Wise Masters Shakspeare soldan soon story Straparola stratagem sultan tale tion Tiran translated Trouveurs Venice wife written young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 222 - To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of different times, and the impossibility of the events in any system of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation.
Seite 84 - Verily, neighbor, in its way it is the best book in the world : here the knights eat, and sleep, and die in their beds, and make their wills before their deaths ; with several things which are not to be found in any other books of this kind.
Seite 117 - Next, (for hear me out now, readers,) that I may tell ye whither my younger feet wandered; I betook me among those lofty fables and romances which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings and from hence had in renown over all Christendom.
Seite 291 - They pronounced those with the golden coverings to be the most precious, supposing they were made to contain the crowns and girdles of the king. The two chests covered with pitch they viewed with contempt. Then said the king, I presumed what would be your determination : for ye look with the eyes of sense. But to discern baseness or value which are hid within, we must look with the eyes of the mind. He then ordered the golden chests to be opened, which exhaled an intolerable stench, and filled the...
Seite 90 - Onely she turnd a pin, and by and by It cut away upon the yielding wave, Ne cared she her course for to apply ; For it was taught the way which she would have, And both from rocks and flats it selfe could wisely save.
Seite 176 - He had only come back to espy the conduct of his wife as usual, and, after a short stay, went out anew, at which you may believe his wife was not dissatisfied. She instantly ran to the coffers to release her prisoners, for night was approaching and her husband would not probably be long absent. But what was her dismay, when she found them all three suffocated ! Lamentation, however, was useless. The main object now was to get rid of the dead bodies, and she had not a moment to lose. She ran...
Seite 303 - English, in his work called the Palace of Pleasure. This first translation contained sixty novels, and it was soon followed by another volume, comprehending thirty-four additional tales. These are the pages of which Shakespeare made so much use. From Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy we learn that one of the great amusements of our ancestors was reading Boccaccio aloud, an entertainment of which the effects were speedily visible in the literature of the country. The first English translation, however,...
Seite 66 - England," seeing which the licentiate said, "Let the Olive be made firewood of at once and burned until no ashes even are left; and let that Palm of England be kept and preserved as a thing that stands alone, and let such another case be made for it as that which Alexander found among the spoils of Darius and set aside for the safe keeping of the works of the poet Homer.
Seite 404 - It is said that jealousy is love, but I deny it ; for though jealousy be produced by love as ashes are by fire, yet jealousy extinguishes love, as ashes smother the flame.
Seite 291 - The king commanded four chests to be made : two of which were covered with gold, and secured by golden locks, but filled with rotten bones of human carcasses.