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... known . The outstanding Roman dramatist was the writer of com- edies , Titus Maccius Plautus , born in 254 B.C. As a young man he came to Rome from the province of Umbria . He worked about the theatre , supposedly as an actor , having ...
... known . The outstanding Roman dramatist was the writer of com- edies , Titus Maccius Plautus , born in 254 B.C. As a young man he came to Rome from the province of Umbria . He worked about the theatre , supposedly as an actor , having ...
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... known as the morality play . Moralities , as a rule , were based on what is called " personification " ; this means that their characters were not persons , but qualities , or ideas , clothed with personality for the sake of drama ...
... known as the morality play . Moralities , as a rule , were based on what is called " personification " ; this means that their characters were not persons , but qualities , or ideas , clothed with personality for the sake of drama ...
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... known poem , Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes , as well as his many plays , best - known of which are Epicene , or the Silent Woman , The Alchemist , and Every Man in His Humour . But another brief period of gloom was in store for the ...
... known poem , Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes , as well as his many plays , best - known of which are Epicene , or the Silent Woman , The Alchemist , and Every Man in His Humour . But another brief period of gloom was in store for the ...
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