Matilda of Canossa, an Historical Drama (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Matilda of Canossa, an Historical DramaIf Dionysius of Halicarnassus declared that History is Philosophy teaching by Examples, how much then we owe to the Drama by emphasising these examples and girding them with all the importance they should truly possess! Combining in his Simulation all arts and sciences, and appealing to every accessory, the dramatist calls out impulses with a vehemence that is not pom posity, and regulates, if possible, their application without ungenerous insinuation. Whether he addresses the judgment or the feelings, the head or the heart, aims at enforcing principle, recommends practices, or overturns prejudices, his in¿uence on mankind for better or worse has no equal. Vindicating his views without tedious expatiation, and illustrating them without effort, he is capable of conveying in an indirect way constitutional manifestoes, creating or subverting dynasties, calling out or disposing of character, and suggesting to the social world and the domestic circle points for the most desirable deductions, the most admirable examples.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.