All Semblative a Woman's Part?: Studies in the Staging of and Audience Response to Boy Actors in Sexual Disguise in the Elizabethan Theatre 1580-1615H. Gras, 1991 - 583 pages |
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... theatrical illusion ' as meaning an illusion of reality . Theatrical illusion may be defined as being internal or external . Internal illusion is intra - systemic : the theatre has developed its particular rules of what is a ...
... theatrical illusion ' as meaning an illusion of reality . Theatrical illusion may be defined as being internal or external . Internal illusion is intra - systemic : the theatre has developed its particular rules of what is a ...
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... theatrical character in the viewer's mind . To reflect on a theatrical character as if it were an author's rhetorical device would neglect the actor at the expense of the character . There is no difference made between the dramatic ...
... theatrical character in the viewer's mind . To reflect on a theatrical character as if it were an author's rhetorical device would neglect the actor at the expense of the character . There is no difference made between the dramatic ...
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... theatrical characters as ' visible poetry ' corresponds to the common Elizabethan approach to a theatrical performance as being ' heard ' rather than ' seen ' . This approach ( and its limits ) has recently been discussed by Gurr . 127 ...
... theatrical characters as ' visible poetry ' corresponds to the common Elizabethan approach to a theatrical performance as being ' heard ' rather than ' seen ' . This approach ( and its limits ) has recently been discussed by Gurr . 127 ...
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