The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 11Macmillan and Company, limited, 1903 |
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Page 7
... dramatic presenta- tion of the sublimest of dramatic episodes , the vicarious death of Christ ; it went further and set forth the fact and the truth of certain striking and significant scenes in the New Testament . As early as the fifth ...
... dramatic presenta- tion of the sublimest of dramatic episodes , the vicarious death of Christ ; it went further and set forth the fact and the truth of certain striking and significant scenes in the New Testament . As early as the fifth ...
Page 8
... drama was a succession of mono- logues , but it plainly predicted the mystery drama of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . There was nothing forced or artificial in the growth of this later and more complete drama ; a description of ...
... drama was a succession of mono- logues , but it plainly predicted the mystery drama of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . There was nothing forced or artificial in the growth of this later and more complete drama ; a description of ...
Page 9
... dramatic development of such a theme , and to understand how beautiful and impressive worship became when the divine ... drama parted company with the liturgy , and , as in its development in Greece , took on a life of its own . The ...
... dramatic development of such a theme , and to understand how beautiful and impressive worship became when the divine ... drama parted company with the liturgy , and , as in its development in Greece , took on a life of its own . The ...
Page 10
... dramas was thoroughly systematized . In some places the Mayor , by proclamation , announced the dates of ... drama in the Garden of Eden was presented with uncompromising realism , Adam and Eve appearing in appropriate attire ...
... dramas was thoroughly systematized . In some places the Mayor , by proclamation , announced the dates of ... drama in the Garden of Eden was presented with uncompromising realism , Adam and Eve appearing in appropriate attire ...
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... drama : they created opportunities for professional actors , and made acting as a profession possible . The earlier plays had been in the hands of amateurs ; men who had , in many cases , considerable skill in acting , but who were ...
... drama : they created opportunities for professional actors , and made acting as a profession possible . The earlier plays had been in the hands of amateurs ; men who had , in many cases , considerable skill in acting , but who were ...
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