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Page 135
... written in very rigid forms of rhymed verse much too technical for us to discuss . Knowing this , we can readily understand the handicaps Corneille faced in writing The Cid . But he had made his mark with this play and his career ...
... written in very rigid forms of rhymed verse much too technical for us to discuss . Knowing this , we can readily understand the handicaps Corneille faced in writing The Cid . But he had made his mark with this play and his career ...
Page 142
... writing a series of incomparably brilliant comedies which are as vital today as when they were written . We must understand Molière's style of writing , for it is peculiarly French . It is the work of genius and possesses many of the ...
... writing a series of incomparably brilliant comedies which are as vital today as when they were written . We must understand Molière's style of writing , for it is peculiarly French . It is the work of genius and possesses many of the ...
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... written with purity of style , the plot conducted with skill , in number so many that they exceed eighteen hundred sheets of paper ( not to be confused with the eighteen hundred plays written by Lope ; Cervantes wrote this in Lope's mid ...
... written with purity of style , the plot conducted with skill , in number so many that they exceed eighteen hundred sheets of paper ( not to be confused with the eighteen hundred plays written by Lope ; Cervantes wrote this in Lope's mid ...
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