too black a view

[riverkid]

Originally Posted by kirimaru

Hi,teachers.
There is one thing I would like you to help me.I found this sentence when reading about Shakespeare :

These plays are too serious,and there is too black a view of human nature.

This sentence looks strange to me. Why is the adjective black put before the noun a view ?
Is it a way of emphasis ? Please let me know.
Thanks

I'd say that it relates to one of these meanings of 'black', Kirimaru.

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black

adjective

3): heavy, serious <the play was a black intrigue>

6 a: thoroughly sinister or evil : wicked <a black deed> b: indicative of condemnation or discredit <got a black mark for being late>

8 a: very sad, gloomy, or calamitous <black despair>