The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal 1753 Vol 8 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal, 1760, Vol. 23 Our Author, to return to his Difiertation, fpeaking of the verfe, &c. Of. Ancienttragedy, thinks It more than probable, and nearly demonllzrable, that the theatrical de'o clamation of the ancients was compofed and wrote, (we {hould rather fay, written) in notes, and that the whole pla from beginning to end (except the Commoi and Cho r es), were in a kind of recitative, like our modern, operas; that it' was accompanied with mufic throughout, and that the reciter had little elfe to do, than carefully to obferve the directions of the poet; the quantity of every word was afcertained, the time, duration, and rhythmus of every fyllable fixed by the mufician, (0 that he could not eafily miflake' or offend the aetor Was not, as on, our Rage, {left at liberty to murther fine fentiment and language, by wrong accents, and falfe pronunciation; by hurrying over fome parts with precipitancy, and drawling out othe a tedious monotony; a good voice, and a tolerable ear, were all that the poet required of him.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.