The Critical Review, or Annals of Literature, Vol. 14 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Critical Review, or Annals of Literature, Vol. 14 We feveral dramatic compolitions of this author, and indeed, as he confe¿'edly did not attain to pre-eminence in this branch of writing, at leali was unequal to his other productions, it' may be fu¿icient to obferve, that from the year I727 to the end of 1736, almof't all his plays and farces were written, not above two or three having appeared time that time, fo that he produced about eighteen theatrical performances, plays and farces included, before he was quite thirty years old. No felec tion has been made of thofe pieces, but they are all printed to getherin this edition, that the public might have the entire we atre of Henry Fielding. For though it mutt be acknowledged that in the whole collection there are few plays likely to make any confiderable figure on the liage hereafter, yet they are wor thy of being preferved, being the works ofa genius, who in his wildeft and moft inaccurate produétions, yet occafionally dif °plays thetalentof a mailer. Though in the plan of his pieces he is not always regular, yet is he often happy in his diftion and ftile, and in every groupe, that he has exhibited, there are to be feen particular delineations that will amply recom pence the attention befiowed upon them. The comedy'of the Mi¿r, which he has mollly taken from Moliere, has maintained its ground upon the Rage ever: fince it was firft performed, and has the value of a copy from a great painter by an eminent hand. If the comedy of Pct/gm}: were reftored to the'ftage, it would perhaps be a more favourite entertainment with our ao diences than the much-admired Rebmr¿rl, a more rational one it certainly would be, as it would undoubtedly be better nu derftood.' 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.