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Excerpt from The Influence of English Poetry Upon the Romantic Revival on the Continent
What, then, are the main heads of Mercier's accusation? They amount to a declaration of war upon both the form and the spirit of the classical tradition; and - apart from an attack upon the Unities, which Speaks for itself - they may be reduced to three. According to him, classical Tragedy fails, because it is mechanical; because it is monotonous; because it sacrifices everything to elegance, particularly elegance of styles Let us hear what he has to say upon each of these in turn.
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