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Jephtha

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Jephtha

A Drama Translated from the Latin (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Jephtha: A Drama Translated From the Latin The attention of the present translator was first drawn to this powerful drama by the following words of Mr. Hume Brown (life of George Buchanan, 1890, p. 121) Of his two original dramas, Jepkthes and Baptisms, the former, as he himself justly thought, is undoubtedly much the more striking dramatic performance. The story of J ephtha and his daughter is clearly one which presents all the materials for tragedy of the highest order; and Buchanan, shackled though he is by con ventional forms and a dead language, has certainly risen to the greatness of his theme. His conception of Jephtha and his daughter Iphis, is indeed quite Miltonic in intensity and elevation. But here, again, we can but express regret that there should have been lost to Buchanan's native literature a talent which, even under such untoward conditions. 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.
Release date Australia
January 2nd, 2019
Pages
142
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
30 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x8
ISBN-13
9780243406517
Product ID
26743928

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