Prefaces to Fiction

Prefaces to Fiction

Prefaces to FictionThe Ground-work of Romances, till of late Years, has been a Series of Actions, few...
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Author: Boyce, Benjamin,1903-1997
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Language: English
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Prefaces to Fiction

Prefaces to Fiction

¥2,213 ¥1,106

Prefaces to Fiction

¥2,213 ¥1,106
Author: Boyce, Benjamin,1903-1997
Format: eBook
Language: English

Prefaces to Fiction

The Ground-work of Romances, till of late Years, has been a Series of Actions, few of which, ever existed but in the Mind of the Author; to support which, with proper Spirit, a strong picturesque Fancy, and a nervous poetical Diction, were necessary. When these great Essentials were wanting, the Narration became cold, insipid, and disagreeable. The principal Hero was generally one who fac'd every Danger, without any Reflection, for it was always beneath him to think; it was a sufficient Motive of persisting, if there seem'd Peril; conquering Giants, and dissolving Enchantments, were as easy to him as riding. He commonly sets out deeply in Love; his Mistress is a Virgin, he loses her in the Beginning of the Book, thro' the Spite or Craft of some malicious Necromancer, pursues her thro' a large Folio Volume of Incredibility, and finds her, indisputably, at the End of it, like try'd Gold, still more charming, from having pass'd the Fire Ordeal of Temptation. Amusement and Instruction were the Intent of these Sort of Writings; the former they always fulfill'd, and if they sometimes fail'd in the latter, it was because the Objects they conjur'd up to Fancy, were merely intellectual Ideas, consequently not capable of impressing so deeply as those which are to be met with in the Bustle of Life. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 14525
Author: Boyce, Benjamin
Release Date: Dec 30, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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