Racine in England
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And, if it had been only his, it has had an influence, and has helped to diffuse a prejudice.
A generation later, Macaulay, who was not a Romantic critic, writes thus : ' We are sure that the Greeks of Shakespeare [he is speaking of Troilus and Cresstda] bear a far greater resemblance than the Greeks of Racine to the Greeks who besieged Tro}' ' and I dare say he is right ; but why is he so sure ?
' for this reason, that the Greeks of Shakespeare are human beings, and the Greeks of Racine mere n...ames, RACINE IN ENGLAND 27 mere words painted in capitals at tiie head ol paragraphs of declamation. Racine, it is true, would have shuddered at the thought of making a warrior at the sie^e of Troy quote Aristotle. But of what use is it to avoid a single anachronism, when the whole play is one anachronism, the sentiments and phrases of Versailles in the Camp of Aulis?' The comment which suggests itself, even if one had never read Iphigenic, is this : If the personages gathered at the camp of Aulis express the sentiments of Versailles in the phrases of Versailles, though they do not talk like ancient Greeks, is there not a presumption that they talk at least like human beings ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And, if it had been only his, it has had an influence, and has helped to diffuse a prejudice.
A generation later, Macaulay, who was not a Romantic critic, writes thus : ' We are sure that the Greeks of Shakespeare [he is speaking of Troilus and Cresstda] bear a far greater resemblance than the Greeks of Racine to the Greeks who besieged Tro}' ' and I dare say he is right ; but why is he so sure ?
' for this reason, that the Greeks of Shakespeare are human beings, and the Greeks of Racine mere n...ames, RACINE IN ENGLAND 27 mere words painted in capitals at tiie head ol paragraphs of declamation. Racine, it is true, would have shuddered at the thought of making a warrior at the sie^e of Troy quote Aristotle. But of what use is it to avoid a single anachronism, when the whole play is one anachronism, the sentiments and phrases of Versailles in the Camp of Aulis?' The comment which suggests itself, even if one had never read Iphigenic, is this : If the personages gathered at the camp of Aulis express the sentiments of Versailles in the phrases of Versailles, though they do not talk like ancient Greeks, is there not a presumption that they talk at least like human beings ?
What to read after Racine in England?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Francis Yvon Eccles to read onlineMoreLess
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