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Page 22
... opposed to the theories held concerning the kinds of drama ) it soon becomes apparent that the differ- ence between these forms of drama is not simply the differ- ence between the comic and non - comic vision of life . That exists ; but ...
... opposed to the theories held concerning the kinds of drama ) it soon becomes apparent that the differ- ence between these forms of drama is not simply the differ- ence between the comic and non - comic vision of life . That exists ; but ...
Page 67
... opposed to his own . In doing so , he would display a degree of understanding sufficient to undermine the whole basis of his activity . Or so it would seem . But is it so ? The satirist certainly begins from 67 The Satirical ...
... opposed to his own . In doing so , he would display a degree of understanding sufficient to undermine the whole basis of his activity . Or so it would seem . But is it so ? The satirist certainly begins from 67 The Satirical ...
Page 157
... opposed or denied it , the poet falls into the idiosyncratic vein ; and that remains true even if he manages to suppress the denial . Genius cannot go that way and still be genius ; it has to recognize the authority of language in order ...
... opposed or denied it , the poet falls into the idiosyncratic vein ; and that remains true even if he manages to suppress the denial . Genius cannot go that way and still be genius ; it has to recognize the authority of language in order ...
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