A Course of Lectures on Dramatic Art and LiteratureBell & Daldy, 1871 - 535 pages |
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... . LATE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLA . REVISED , ACCORDING TO THE LAST GERMAN EDITION , BY THE REV ? A. J. W. MORRISON , M.A. LONDON : BELL & DALDY , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . 1871 . . } LONDON : PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS.
... . LATE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLA . REVISED , ACCORDING TO THE LAST GERMAN EDITION , BY THE REV ? A. J. W. MORRISON , M.A. LONDON : BELL & DALDY , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . 1871 . . } LONDON : PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS.
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... according to his fable , the action took place , because this also contributes to the resemblance : he places them , i . e . , on a scene . All this brings us to the idea of the theatre . It is evident that the very form of dramatic ...
... according to his fable , the action took place , because this also contributes to the resemblance : he places them , i . e . , on a scene . All this brings us to the idea of the theatre . It is evident that the very form of dramatic ...
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... according to the purpose of the moment to pro- duce such or such an effect on the mind of the public . I remember too to have read a cursory critique of Metas- tasio's on the Greek tragedians , in which he treats them like so many ...
... according to the purpose of the moment to pro- duce such or such an effect on the mind of the public . I remember too to have read a cursory critique of Metas- tasio's on the Greek tragedians , in which he treats them like so many ...
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... according to Seneca , the sight of a brave man struggling with adversity is a suitable spectacle . With respect to the supposed inconve- nience , which , according to the assertion of many modern critics , hence accrued , compelling the ...
... according to Seneca , the sight of a brave man struggling with adversity is a suitable spectacle . With respect to the supposed inconve- nience , which , according to the assertion of many modern critics , hence accrued , compelling the ...
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... according to the republican notion of the Greeks , was essential to all grave and important transactions . This was signified by the presence of the chorus , whose presence during many secret transactions has been judged of according to ...
... according to the republican notion of the Greeks , was essential to all grave and important transactions . This was signified by the presence of the chorus , whose presence during many secret transactions has been judged of according to ...
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