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... periods . Eteocles began , but when the time came for him to yield the throne for Polyneices ' period of rule , he refused . Polyneices , thus betrayed , brought the armies of seven allied chieftains against Thebes , to fight for his ...
... periods . Eteocles began , but when the time came for him to yield the throne for Polyneices ' period of rule , he refused . Polyneices , thus betrayed , brought the armies of seven allied chieftains against Thebes , to fight for his ...
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... period . The commedia began truly to flourish around 1560. With the Renaissance well under way the thought of the period had become suffi- ciently liberated for such a popular revival to take place The Clowns 99.
... period . The commedia began truly to flourish around 1560. With the Renaissance well under way the thought of the period had become suffi- ciently liberated for such a popular revival to take place The Clowns 99.
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... period of relative decline in the French theatre . This was a decline in the sense that it produced little of importance in the way of new or distin- guished drama . Some of the finest acting of the French theatre flourished and lavish ...
... period of relative decline in the French theatre . This was a decline in the sense that it produced little of importance in the way of new or distin- guished drama . Some of the finest acting of the French theatre flourished and lavish ...
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