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Page 160
... English have hitherto had a drama at all , " 17 was a striking thing to say , particularly when it brought red to the face of many a worthy gentleman . There may have been in the mood some irritation , too , at the undiscriminating ...
... English have hitherto had a drama at all , " 17 was a striking thing to say , particularly when it brought red to the face of many a worthy gentleman . There may have been in the mood some irritation , too , at the undiscriminating ...
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... English dramatists ; but this is quite another field . I want to make a regular English drama . " 19 · · - There is a similarity here to Pope's resolve to become a correct poet ; the parallel is in one respect close . Both appealed to a ...
... English dramatists ; but this is quite another field . I want to make a regular English drama . " 19 · · - There is a similarity here to Pope's resolve to become a correct poet ; the parallel is in one respect close . Both appealed to a ...
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... English , and a severer approach to the rules , might combine something not dishonorable to our literature . I have also attempted to make a play without love . And there are neither rings , nor mistakes , nor starts , nor outrageous ...
... English , and a severer approach to the rules , might combine something not dishonorable to our literature . I have also attempted to make a play without love . And there are neither rings , nor mistakes , nor starts , nor outrageous ...
Contents
THE AGE OF REASON | 21 |
REBIRTH | 123 |
DRAMA AND PROPAGANDA | 152 |
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