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Second Impression
"Fine, nervous, dramatic English. Words which eat into the soul, which
have a meaning, which are revelatory of character. A fine virility
about the whole play and its conception. An altogether admirable piece
of writing which fully justifies Mr Masefield's real literary
distinction."--_Observer_.
"In this Roman tragedy, while we admire its closely knit structure,
dramatic effectiveness, and atmosphere of reality ... the warmth and
colour of the diction are the most notable things.... He knows the art
of phrasing; he has the instinct for and by them."--_Athenaeum_.
"The talk of Pompey, of Domitius, of Acilius, is not that of great
lords, but rather of men like Hawkins and Drake. This is the result of
Mr Masefield's imaginative handling. He sees them so, and so they live.
They live indeed. Their characters are clear and bold; they say nothing
but what reveals them and helps to make the tragedy a rich as well as a
moving thing. It is poetry. It is almost music, and on the first few
pages there are notes that linger with us to the end, haunting us like
the blowing of horns in an old and silent forest."--Mr EDWARD THOMAS in
_The Daily Chronicle_.
"He has written a great tragedy.... The dialogue is written in strong,
simple, and nervous prose, flashing with poetic insight, significance,
and suggestion. The characters are intensely alive, the situations are
handled by a master hand, and the whole play is pregnant with that high
and solemn pathos which is the gift of the born writer of
tragedies."--_Morning Post_.