Download or read book A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Source of the Pleasures Derived from Tragic Representations written by Martin Macdermot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Source of the Pleasures Derived From Tragic Representations: From Which Is Deduced the Secret of Giving Dramatic Interest to Tragedies Intended for the Stage; Preceded by a Critical Examination of the Various Theories Adopted on the Subject by the English, French, and German Philosophers Before I investigate, however, the theories which have been adopted by my predecessors on the present subject, or Offer a new one of my own, may it not be asked, whether any real pleasure arises from Tragic Representational Some rigid theologians, whom I should be sorry to confound with divines of expanded minds, and rational virtue, tell us, that. 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.