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Page 64
... exists between him and them as he sees it . The colours scarlet and white in this context are conventional representations of sin and purity . Ah , down ! what was he searching here , all alone in darkness ? But now he knew , for irony ...
... exists between him and them as he sees it . The colours scarlet and white in this context are conventional representations of sin and purity . Ah , down ! what was he searching here , all alone in darkness ? But now he knew , for irony ...
Page 67
... exist as well as its relation to the subject matter and theme . The more fully developed characters will always draw our attention to inner conflict and psychological complexities , while the flatter creations will direct attention away ...
... exist as well as its relation to the subject matter and theme . The more fully developed characters will always draw our attention to inner conflict and psychological complexities , while the flatter creations will direct attention away ...
Page 120
... exist on its own , and in the same way music and its close relation , song , are also independent devices which can be used as desired in the composition or construction of a play . The effect of music and song is to underline and ...
... exist on its own , and in the same way music and its close relation , song , are also independent devices which can be used as desired in the composition or construction of a play . The effect of music and song is to underline and ...
Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Drama and the Theatre | 101 |
Copyright | |
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