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... formal and unchanging . Each season , each occasion : Spring and Win- ter ; birth , death or marriage , had its appropriate dramatic ex- pression . History grew out of this , as men re - enacted the growing legends and traditions of ...
... formal and unchanging . Each season , each occasion : Spring and Win- ter ; birth , death or marriage , had its appropriate dramatic ex- pression . History grew out of this , as men re - enacted the growing legends and traditions of ...
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... formal , almost impersonal quality of the dialogue is naive and sometimes very charming . When Dushyanta first discloses himself to Shakuntala and her young friends , the maiden asks , aside : SHAKUNTALA How is it that the sight of this ...
... formal , almost impersonal quality of the dialogue is naive and sometimes very charming . When Dushyanta first discloses himself to Shakuntala and her young friends , the maiden asks , aside : SHAKUNTALA How is it that the sight of this ...
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... formal remarriage at a later date . Upon the return to England , Sheridan fought two duels over the matter with the persistent Captain Mat- thews , and was severely wounded in the second . It is thought by some that the character of ...
... formal remarriage at a later date . Upon the return to England , Sheridan fought two duels over the matter with the persistent Captain Mat- thews , and was severely wounded in the second . It is thought by some that the character of ...
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Spectacular Rome | 27 |
The Theatres of China Japan | 43 |
FIVE | 68 |
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