 | René Rapin - 1706 - 550 páginas
...Actions of Humane Life have their Fair and Wrong fide, their Serious and Ridiculous. But Ariftotk, who>» gives Precepts to make Men weep , leaves none...alone. The Spaniards have a Genius to difcern the Ridicttlcus of things much better than the French^ and the Italians , who are naturally Comedians ,... | |
 | Elledge - 1999 - 418 páginas
...human life have their fair and their wrong side, their serious and their ridiculous. But Aristotle, who gives precepts to make men weep, leaves none to...genius; art and method have little to do with it; it is the work of nature alone. The Spaniards have a genius to discern the ridiculous of things much... | |
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It is merely a gift of nature to make everything ridiculous. For all the actions of human life have their fair and their wrong side, their serious and their ridiculous. But Aristotle, who gives precepts to make men weep, leaves none to make them laugh.... 