Chronology Entry
Year
1844-1849
Text
Poe, Edgar Allan. Marginalia. In : Graham's Magazine (Philadelphia 1844-1849).
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When I call to mind the preposterous " asides " and soliloquies of the drama among civilized nations, the shifts employed by the Chinese playwrights appear altogether respectable. If a general, on a Pekin or Canton stage, is ordered on an expedition, "he brandishes a whip," says [John Francis] Davis, " or takes in his hand the reins of a bridle, and striding three or four times around a platform, in the midst of a tremendous crash of gongs, drums, and trumpets, finally stops short and tells the audience where he has arrived."
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When I call to mind the preposterous " asides " and soliloquies of the drama among civilized nations, the shifts employed by the Chinese playwrights appear altogether respectable. If a general, on a Pekin or Canton stage, is ordered on an expedition, "he brandishes a whip," says [John Francis] Davis, " or takes in his hand the reins of a bridle, and striding three or four times around a platform, in the midst of a tremendous crash of gongs, drums, and trumpets, finally stops short and tells the audience where he has arrived."
Mentioned People (1)
Poe, Edgar Allan
(Boston, Mass. 1809-1849 Baltimore, Md.) : Schriftsteller, Dichter
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America