Project Gutenberg 2008-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 45 Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen) Carpenter, Stephen Cullen The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810" by Carpenter is a collection of theatrical essays and critiques written in the early 19th century. The publication explores the history of drama, particularly the origins of comedy and its relation to tragedy, while engaging in philosophical discussions on the nature of human enjoyment in both genres. The opening of this installment delves into the origins of comedy, tracing its evolution from ancient Greek performance to its relationship with tragedy. It discusses notable figures such as Aristophanes and Socrates, detailing how the comedic genre often served to examine human flaws through ridicule, while questioning why audiences find pleasure in witnessing the follies of others. Additionally, it presents a critical view of how comedy has transformed over time, indicating a moral purpose behind its humor while reflecting on the societal impacts of such representations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Theater -- Periodicals Drama -- Periodicals AP Text The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 327831 327846 2024-10-11T12:25:08.535261 2023-09-12T05:21:54.096523 text/html text/html 334690 2021-01-04T06:44:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 120833 2021-01-04T06:44:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221319 2024-10-11T12:25:24.318089 application/epub+zip 222626 2024-10-11T12:25:15.379136 application/epub+zip 195777 2024-10-11T12:25:12.095137 application/epub+zip 506389 2024-10-11T12:25:29.023099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467938 2024-10-11T12:25:21.221131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427859 2022-09-12T12:06:33.197768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285962 285832 2024-10-11T12:25:06.400166 2023-09-12T05:21:52.651556 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 285813 2021-01-04T06:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113016 2021-01-04T06:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285812 2021-01-04T06:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112983 2021-01-04T06:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21171 2024-10-11T12:25:29.735119 application/rdf+xml 24089 2024-10-11T12:25:13.138121 image/jpeg 4548 2024-10-11T12:25:12.642149 image/jpeg 211886 2024-10-11T12:25:08.566162 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog