...the moft violent paffions, he happily fuits his ftyle to the dignity of his perfonages x. JEfchylus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as...they are *. The two former had neglected paffions and fituations, which the latter thought capable of producing great effects. He fometimes reprefented princefles...

...His style, like that of Homer, is full of strength, magnificence, sublimity, and mildness. YEschylus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as they ought to be, and Euripides as they are. This latter poet, capable of managing at pleasure all the passions of the soul, is especially admirable...

...His style, like that of Homer, is full of strength, magnificence, sublimity, and mildness. YEschylus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as they ought to be, and Euripides as they are. This latter poet, capable of managing at pleasure all the passions of the soul, is especially admirable...

...tin.in-one-breath.utterable, &c. , - ... It has been said, that .iEschylus painted men as they never could be, Sophocles as they ought to be, and Euripides as they are. If the justice of this compendious criticism be once established, >Eschylus cannot be brought into...

...the most violent passions, he happily suits his style to the dignity of his personages.y ^Eschylus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as they ought to be, and Euripides as they are.2 The two former had neglected passions and situations, which the latter thought capable of producing...

...incompatible with the formal deduction of moral maxims, or philosophical ductrines. jKsrlu Ins represented men greater than they can be ; Sophocles as they ought to be ; and Euripides such as they are The latter poet knew more of the effect of the passions than the two former. Hence...

...incompatible with the formal deduction of moral maxims, or philosophical doctrines. .ZEschylus represented men greater than they can be ; Sophocles as they ought to be ; and Euripides such as they are. The latter poet knew more of the effect of the passions than the two former. Hence...

...Euripides. These carried tragedy to the highest perfection to which it attained among the Greeks. /K-ehvlus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as they ought to be, and Euripides as they are. Invented towards the 50th Olympiad (about 580 BC), and adapted to the rude manners of the rustics,...

...the most violent passions, he happily suits his style to the dignity of his personages.y ^Eschylus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as...Euripides as they are.' The two former had neglected passions, and situations, which the latter thought capable of producing great effects. He sometimes...

...had dictated to ^Eschylus, and which diffused terror through the souls of the spectators. ^Eschylus painted men greater than they can be, Sophocles as they ought to be, and Euripides as they are. By forcibly insisting on the important doctrines of morality, the latter was placed among the number...