Lectures On Dramatic Art And Literature

Lectures On Dramatic Art And Literature is a book written by August Wilhelm Schlegel, a German writer, critic, and translator. The book is a collection of lectures that Schlegel delivered at the University of Vienna in the early 19th century. The lectures cover a wide range of topics related to dramatic art and literature, including the history of drama, the principles of dramatic composition, the analysis of various dramatic works, and the role of drama in society. Schlegel draws on examples from ancient Greek and Roman drama, as well as from contemporary European literature, to illustrate his points. He also discusses the differences between tragedy and comedy, the importance of character development, and the use of language in dramatic works. The book is considered a seminal work in the field of literary criticism and has had a significant influence on subsequent generations of writers and scholars.Of the Old Comedy but one writer has come down to us, and we cannot, therefore, in forming an estimate of his merits, enforce it by a comparison with other masters. Aristophanes had many predecessors, Magnes, Cratinus, Crates, and others; he was indeed one of the latest of this school, for he outlived the Old Comedy. We have no reason, however, to believe that we witness in him its decline, as we do that of Tragedy in the case of the last tragedian; in all probability the Old Comedy was still rising in perfection, and he himself one of its most finished authors. It was very different with the Old Comedy and with Tragedy; the latter died a natural, and the former a violent death.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.