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... performances were the semi - annual festivals of Dionysus , in the early Winter and in the Spring . At these times no less than three days were always devoted to dramatic contests . We have just seen a brief moment in the performance of ...
... performances were the semi - annual festivals of Dionysus , in the early Winter and in the Spring . At these times no less than three days were always devoted to dramatic contests . We have just seen a brief moment in the performance of ...
Page 45
... performance will still be going on when you look back . When you have had your fill of this entertainment you will simply leave . The performance will go right on . New- comers will take your vacant seats . As an added service , much ...
... performance will still be going on when you look back . When you have had your fill of this entertainment you will simply leave . The performance will go right on . New- comers will take your vacant seats . As an added service , much ...
Page 86
... performance was the annual celebration of Corpus Christi , the great spring religious observance . Plays , and possibly even cycles , received performances at other times , but the Corpus Christi per- formances were major annual events ...
... performance was the annual celebration of Corpus Christi , the great spring religious observance . Plays , and possibly even cycles , received performances at other times , but the Corpus Christi per- formances were major annual events ...
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