Lectures On Dramatic Art And Literature by Friedrich Schlegel
A series of lectures that rethinks dramatic theory from a Romantic standpoint, arguing that drama ought to embody the living unity of poetic imagination and individual genius rather than submit to rigid classical rules. It defends mixing of genres, historical and national specificity, and freedom from neoclassical unities, praises exemplary figures (notably the English stage) as models of organic, imaginative drama, and highlights irony, fragmentary form, and the transformative power of language and staging. Framed as both aesthetic theory and practical criticism, the work presents drama and literature as instruments of moral and cultural education and offers principles for composition and theatrical practice that bridge philosophy, criticism, and performance.
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