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... moved in one another's company ; when dreadful and fan- tastic monsters inhabited land and sea ; and when the Greeks fought a long and terrible war with Troy to capture the run- a - way wife of a Greek King . So much of the fragmentary ...
... moved in one another's company ; when dreadful and fan- tastic monsters inhabited land and sea ; and when the Greeks fought a long and terrible war with Troy to capture the run- a - way wife of a Greek King . So much of the fragmentary ...
Page 75
... more room than the interior of the Church could provide . So the drama promptly moved to the broad expanse of the front steps , which made an admirable elevation for playing , with the whole length and breadth Miracles and Mysteries 75.
... more room than the interior of the Church could provide . So the drama promptly moved to the broad expanse of the front steps , which made an admirable elevation for playing , with the whole length and breadth Miracles and Mysteries 75.
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... moved , the members of the audience moved with them , except for those fortunate enough to be able to com- mand a general view of the whole scene of action . In some cases simultaneous action occurred on a number of levels , which , for ...
... moved , the members of the audience moved with them , except for those fortunate enough to be able to com- mand a general view of the whole scene of action . In some cases simultaneous action occurred on a number of levels , which , for ...
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