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... musical patterns of sounds which are based on the natural qualities of spoken language . Poetry is normally written and published , as are plays , but its proper medium is the human voice . Poetry is also a performing art and relies on ...
... musical patterns of sounds which are based on the natural qualities of spoken language . Poetry is normally written and published , as are plays , but its proper medium is the human voice . Poetry is also a performing art and relies on ...
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... musical quality and as a vehicle for the expression of individual passion , usually idealised love . For the modern world the lyric has been seen more as a vehicle for romantic imagination and it has accommodated subjective feelings ...
... musical quality and as a vehicle for the expression of individual passion , usually idealised love . For the modern world the lyric has been seen more as a vehicle for romantic imagination and it has accommodated subjective feelings ...
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... musical , see under comedy musical speech , see speech , musical ' My star ' , 178 mystery play , see under drama myth allegorical patterns , see action cyclical , 55 , 57–8 , 106 , 108 , 109 , 158 Exodus , 56-7 Oedipus , 55-6 Narayan ...
... musical , see under comedy musical speech , see speech , musical ' My star ' , 178 mystery play , see under drama myth allegorical patterns , see action cyclical , 55 , 57–8 , 106 , 108 , 109 , 158 Exodus , 56-7 Oedipus , 55-6 Narayan ...
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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