The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Cambridge Text from the Latest Edition of William Aldis Wright; with Introductions, Notes and Glossaries to Each Play by Israel Gollancz. The Complete Notes, with Variorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; a General Introduction, and a Bibliography by W. J. Rolfe; a History of the Drama, and General Criticism by Henry N. Hudson and Others, and a Complete Character Index, Volume 20Colonial Press, 1901 |
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... mind under Christian culture . Of course , the term naturally carries the idea that the Drama in ques- tion stands on much the same ground , relatively to the Classic Drama , as is commonly recognized in the case of Gothic and Classic ...
... mind under Christian culture . Of course , the term naturally carries the idea that the Drama in ques- tion stands on much the same ground , relatively to the Classic Drama , as is commonly recognized in the case of Gothic and Classic ...
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... mind that at that time " the people " had never been able to read : printing had not been heard of in Europe ; books were with great difficulty multiplied , and could not be had but at great expense ; so that it was impossible " the ...
... mind that at that time " the people " had never been able to read : printing had not been heard of in Europe ; books were with great difficulty multiplied , and could not be had but at great expense ; so that it was impossible " the ...
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... mind . In all which they seem to have merited any thing but an impeach- ment of their motives . However , what seems best worth the noting here is , the large share which those early dramatic representations had in shaping the culture ...
... mind . In all which they seem to have merited any thing but an impeach- ment of their motives . However , what seems best worth the noting here is , the large share which those early dramatic representations had in shaping the culture ...
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... minds who witnessed them , are apt to strike us as highly ludicrous ; so that they can hardly be mentioned without seeming irreverence . Besides these three sets of Miracle - plays , there are several other specimens , some of which ...
... minds who witnessed them , are apt to strike us as highly ludicrous ; so that they can hardly be mentioned without seeming irreverence . Besides these three sets of Miracle - plays , there are several other specimens , some of which ...
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... mind and person , together with the essential malignity of which they are the proper surface and outside , we have , no doubt , the germs of both Comedy and Tragedy . For , in the nature of things , the horrible and the ridiculous ...
... mind and person , together with the essential malignity of which they are the proper surface and outside , we have , no doubt , the germs of both Comedy and Tragedy . For , in the nature of things , the horrible and the ridiculous ...
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