五费格森明确指出:“现代优秀批评家”注重精细的文学分析,而忽略了“行动”。无疑的,在他书中的某些章节中提出的那些抒情诗所没有的戏剧物质,已越出了艺术整体的范围,或至少是在“纯艺术”的范围之外。这些物质可能是艺术家与国民所共有的文化因素,或许是神话的,祭祀的,宗教的,乃至哲学的形 Ferguson made it clear that “modern excellent critics” focus on elaborate literary analysis while ignoring “action.” Undoubtedly, the material of the drama that is not found in lyrical poems presented in some sections of his book goes beyond the totality of the arts, or at least beyond the scope of “pure art.” These materials may be cultural elements common to artists and nationals, perhaps mythical, sacrificial, religious, and even philosophical