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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... of structure and form ; for it evidently in- fers that the Drama in question is not amenable to any ancient or foreign jurisdiction ; that it stands . on independent ground , has a life and spirit of its own , is to be viewed as a thing by.
... of structure and form ; for it evidently in- fers that the Drama in question is not amenable to any ancient or foreign jurisdiction ; that it stands . on independent ground , has a life and spirit of its own , is to be viewed as a thing by.
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... thing by itself , and judged according to the peculiar laws under which it grew and took its shape . That is , it had just as good a right to differ from any other Drama as any other had , from it . The ancient Drama , that which grew ...
... thing by itself , and judged according to the peculiar laws under which it grew and took its shape . That is , it had just as good a right to differ from any other Drama as any other had , from it . The ancient Drama , that which grew ...
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... 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 of old England , and in giving to the national mind ...
... 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 of old England , and in giving to the national mind ...
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... thing was not then a novelty ; but that it was cus- tomary for teachers and scholars to get up such exhibitions . Our next piece of information on the subject is from the Life of Thomas à Becket , by William Fitz- stephen , as quoted in ...
... thing was not then a novelty ; but that it was cus- tomary for teachers and scholars to get up such exhibitions . Our next piece of information on the subject is from the Life of Thomas à Becket , by William Fitz- stephen , as quoted in ...
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... things , what pastimes are allowed to " a clerk of order , " declaring it lawful for him to perform Miracle - plays of the birth and resurrection of Christ in churches , but a sin to witness them " on the highways or greens . " He also ...
... things , what pastimes are allowed to " a clerk of order , " declaring it lawful for him to perform Miracle - plays of the birth and resurrection of Christ in churches , but a sin to witness them " on the highways or greens . " He also ...
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