Commonplace book of Arthur Murphy on humor and comedy, ca. 1760-1780
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M.b.22
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Commonplace book of Arthur Murphy on humor and comedy, ca. 1760-1780
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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.
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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
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283 ff.
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325 x 200 mm
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1
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