History of English Literature Volume 1 (of 3)

by Hippolyte Taine

[712]Ibid. III. 2.

[713]"Hamlet," II, 2.

[714]Ibid. III, 1.

[715]Ibid. IV. 3.

[716]"Hamlet," V. 1.

[717]A French physician (1772-1844), celebrated for his endeavors to improve the treatment of the insane.—Tr.

[718]"Twelfth Night, As You Like it, Tempest, Winter's Tale," etc., "Cymbeline, Merchant of Venice," etc.

[719]"Merchant of Venice," V. 1.

[720]In English, a word is wanting to express the French "fantaisie" used by M. Taine, in describing this scene: what in music is called a capriccio. Tennyson calls the "Princess" a medley, but it is ambiguous.—Tr.

[721]"As You Like It," III. 2.