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Page 104
... followed the roster of outrageous servants , prime tricksters of the comedies . These had various names accord- ing to the locality , the company , or the actor : Arlechino ( Harlequin ) , Brighella , Burratino , Cucurucu , or Coviello ...
... followed the roster of outrageous servants , prime tricksters of the comedies . These had various names accord- ing to the locality , the company , or the actor : Arlechino ( Harlequin ) , Brighella , Burratino , Cucurucu , or Coviello ...
Page 169
... followed him by approximately four centuries . The spectacle we have described , with the homage to Sachs , is from the beginning of the last scene of Wagner's comic opera , Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ( The Mastersingers of ...
... followed him by approximately four centuries . The spectacle we have described , with the homage to Sachs , is from the beginning of the last scene of Wagner's comic opera , Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ( The Mastersingers of ...
Page 218
... followed . These plays are less filled with direct assault upon society . They are profound , superbly sensi- tive studies of humanity and the personal tragedies which , in accumulation , give rise to social tragedies . Ibsen died in ...
... followed . These plays are less filled with direct assault upon society . They are profound , superbly sensi- tive studies of humanity and the personal tragedies which , in accumulation , give rise to social tragedies . Ibsen died in ...
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