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Then the idea of the burlesque as a satire on the exaggerations of tragedy is far from original , being well known in Sheridan's time from The Rehearsal , to say nothing of more recent examples . The question is an important one ...
Then the idea of the burlesque as a satire on the exaggerations of tragedy is far from original , being well known in Sheridan's time from The Rehearsal , to say nothing of more recent examples . The question is an important one ...
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In every case his adaptations from Dancourt , Boursault , even Molière , are better than their originals . Moreover , one of his two original and complete comedies was suggested by the conclusion of another play .
In every case his adaptations from Dancourt , Boursault , even Molière , are better than their originals . Moreover , one of his two original and complete comedies was suggested by the conclusion of another play .
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Jeffrey is probably at his best on Crabbe , who he calls in one place the most original writer who had come before him . All Jeffrey's reviews of Crabbe are excellent . He had very much admired The Village when it first appeared ( 1783 ) ...
Jeffrey is probably at his best on Crabbe , who he calls in one place the most original writer who had come before him . All Jeffrey's reviews of Crabbe are excellent . He had very much admired The Village when it first appeared ( 1783 ) ...
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