An extensive collection of extracts on comedy and related subjects, from many authors but especially from Artistotle, Horace, Jonson, Dryden, Jean-François Marmontel, Fontenelle, Richard Hurd, Corbyn Morris, and Voltaire.
Detailed Summary:
The extracts are gathered under such headings as Comedy, Humour, Wit, Farce, Ridicule, Raillery, and Causes of Laughter. The object of the collection appears to be the formulation of definitions and critical principles. Shakespeare figures prominently