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Excerpt from Yale Literary Magazine, Vol. 36: Conducted by the Students of Yale College
Shakespeare''s sonnets do we find his real man-nature fully expressed whereas, in his dramatic works, we find such representations and views of human debasement as passed - Or still pass - with common spectators for wit, but [w hich] were connected, in the depths of his re?ective and pene trating spirit with the very different feelings Of bitter con tempt or sorrowful sympathy. Indeed, when we re member that he wrote for a living, as we say, it becomes plain that he must ever have had in View, and aimed to satisfy, the tastes of those for whom he wrote. It was only his sublime genius, unable to be hampered, which redeemed his work, and made it acceptable to all peoples. AS I have already endeavored to Show, he did not attempt to make Sir John either a reformer or an overthrower; while it was his custom to introduce such characters in order to please the popular palate of his times. As it is not possible to think that such a man as Shakespeare wrote with no special purpose, it seems fair to suppose that Sir John was originally designed merely as a taking character.
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Shakespeare''s sonnets do we find his real man-nature fully expressed whereas, in his dramatic works, we find such representations and views of human debasement as passed - Or still pass - with common spectators for wit, but [w hich] were connected, in the depths of his re?ective and pene trating spirit with the very different feelings Of bitter con tempt or sorrowful sympathy. Indeed, when we re member that he wrote for a living, as we say, it becomes plain that he must ever have had in View, and aimed to satisfy, the tastes of those for whom he wrote. It was only his sublime genius, unable to be hampered, which redeemed his work, and made it acceptable to all peoples. AS I have already endeavored to Show, he did not attempt to make Sir John either a reformer or an overthrower; while it was his custom to introduce such characters in order to please the popular palate of his times. As it is not possible to think that such a man as Shakespeare wrote with no special purpose, it seems fair to suppose that Sir John was originally designed merely as a taking character.
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.
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