| Show technique of the drama the following is taken from tile the hoston BEACON of of dec 1 ly isi J mr r macewan occupies tho the chair bair of english T literature itera turc at the agricultural college of utah gustav freyta Frey tags s treatise on the flip technique of tile the urania adrania now first translated slated into english hy by elios J macewan ri C grigas L co C pp ap x has long beet been recognized as a 3 standard authority on the alie subject ill iii germany many where since its appearance in ill 1603 3 it has 6 gone one through liall a six editions from the latest edition mr macewan Ilac Ewan has made liis his translation in which lie shows a thorough comprehension not only of tile the letter but of the spirit of the original and lie he has rendered it in graceful and vigorous language lan ua c in gliebe e times when arc of the drama teems seems to be impending here it is a sincere pleasure to leave have dr Frey tags book placed within N the reach of our budding playwrights 5 for they will not fail to derive from it if they deign 0 to give it the honor of a careful eperu perusal most wholesome and signal benefit I 1 lie he dramatic critic too and in fact all educated people who desire to understand properly tin tilt attributes of the dramatic art should shoud not neglect dr freytag Frey tap since since he is always a safe and intelligent tellia tell igent 0 ent mide guide t his own successes in dramatic literature entitle him to speak as an expert arid and not as a mere theorist and the doctrines of draina dramatic I 1 tic construction which lie unfolds are undoubtedly supported liy 13 loic logic and common benac ile he miscues 4 lis cues dramatic action in relation to fundamental motive ino tive unity probability contrast of character movement ascent and tragic 0 force I 1 in n the second part lie tak takes es it up 1 t the I 1 theme of main construction treating 1110 P 0 of f play and counter play th alie cr crises ses anil and the division into acts the til le construction cont ruction of the cenes next receives attention arid and then the important question of characters is fully considered concluding 17 chapters deal with the claims of prose ind and verse as the vehicle of dramatic action and the limitations of stage requirements while liberal in ili his application of technical ideas dr fiertag ii a determined opponent oi of the belief that exact principles principle of construction and caal elaboration oration are arc fatal to creative art even in an elaborate system oi of specific rules 1 certain limitation founded in popular custom as to choice of material and structure 0 of f the piece lie he contends have bave been at different dill terent periods tho the abst lid ill to creative power indeed they ire are it scams acm nece necessary spary alele i of thu that rich harvest ot ff 1 many roan past periods pori otla which has to us its fro 0 enigmatical 11 anil and venible |
