 Now, a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose, differing from comedy as the serious epic from tragedy, its action being more extended and comprehensive, containing a much larger circle of incidents, and introducing a greater variety of characters....  Selected Essays of Henry Fielding - Page 10by Henry Fielding - 1905 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Fielding - 1766 - 390 pages
...from comedy, as the ferious epic from tragedy : its aftion being more extended and comprehenfive ; containing a much larger circle of incidents, and introducing a greater variety of charafters. It differs from the ferious romance in its fable and aftion, in this , that as in the one... | |
 | English fiction - 1780 - 568 pages
...differing from comedy, as the ferious epic from tragedy: it's adion being more extended and comprehenfive ; containing a much larger circle of incidents, and...greater variety of characters. It differs from the ferious romance in it's fable and action, in this; that as in the one thefe are grave and folemn, fo... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1783 - 398 pages
...differing from comedy, as the ferious epic from tragedy: its action being more extended and comprehenfive ; containing a much larger circle of incidents, and...introducing a greater variety of characters. It differs from tire ferious romance in its fable and aftion, in this; that as in- {he ona thcfc are grave and folemn,... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 444 pages
...Cyras, and innumerable others, which contain, as I apprehend, very little instruction or entertainment. Now a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose;...characters. It differs from the serious romance in its fable and action, in this ; that as in the one these are grave and solemn, so in the other they... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...Cyrus, and innumerable others, which contain, as I apprehend, very little instruction or entertainment. Now a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose...characters. It differs from the serious romance in its fable and action, in this ; that as in the one these are grave and solemn, so in the other they... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1821 - 846 pages
...and innumerable o.thers, which contain, ns I apprehend, very little instruction and entertainment. Now a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose...characters. It differs from the serious romance in its fable and action, in this, that as in the one these are grave and solemn, so in the other they... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1872 - 748 pages
...others, which contain, as I apprehend, very little instruction or entertainment. Now, a comic romaneo is a comic epic poem in prose, differing from comedy...characters. It differs from the serious romance in its fablo and action in this, that as in tho one these are grave and solemn, so in the other they are... | |
 | Felix Bobertag - German fiction - 1876 - 980 pages
...Cyrus, and innumeiable others, which contain, as I apprehend, very little instruction or entertainement. Now a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose;...characters. It differs from the serious romance in its fable and action, in this; that as in the one these are gra?e and solemn, so in the other they... | |
 | Eugen Kölbing, Johannes Hoops, Reinald Hoops - Comparative linguistics - 1877 - 566 pages
...gewöhnlich sogenannten romane: Clelia, Cleopatra, Astraea, Cassandra, der grosse Cyrus und andere mehr. »Now a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose;...and comprehensive; containing a much larger circle ') Vgl. namentlich: GJ Vossii de artis poeticae natura ac constitutione liber. cap. II. of incidents,... | |
 | Felix Bobertag - German fiction - 1881 - 974 pages
...Cyrus, and innumerable others, which contain, as I apprehend, very little instruction or entertainement. Now a comic romance is a comic epic poem in prose;...characters. It differs from the serious romance in its fable and action, in this; that as in the one these are grave and solemn, so in the other they... | |
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