Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux Quote

Let a single completed action, all in one place, all in one day, keep the theatre packed to the end of your play.


L'Art poétique (1674) canto 3, l. 45


Let a single completed action, all in one place, all in one day, keep the theatre packed to the end of your play.

Let a single completed action, all in one place, all in one day, keep the theatre packed to the end of your play.

Let a single completed action, all in one place, all in one day, keep the theatre packed to the end of your play.

Let a single completed action, all in one place, all in one day, keep the theatre packed to the end of your play.