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... known as Tsure , or sometimes by a boy , known as Ko - Kata . The patterns of the actor's movements are partly deter- mined by the design of the stage . The roof of the Noh stage is supported by four pillars . One of these is called the ...
... known as Tsure , or sometimes by a boy , known as Ko - Kata . The patterns of the actor's movements are partly deter- mined by the design of the stage . The roof of the Noh stage is supported by four pillars . One of these is called the ...
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... known as the morality play . Moralities , as a rule , were based on what is called " personification " ; this means that their characters were not persons , but qualities , or ideas , clothed with personality for the sake of drama ...
... known as the morality play . Moralities , as a rule , were based on what is called " personification " ; this means that their characters were not persons , but qualities , or ideas , clothed with personality for the sake of drama ...
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... known plays are Horace and Cinna , tragedies based upon Roman historical themes , and Polyeucte , a story of the conflict between Christianity and Rome . THE MAN WHO OBEYED THE RULES A man of quite another stripe was Jean Racine . Where ...
... known plays are Horace and Cinna , tragedies based upon Roman historical themes , and Polyeucte , a story of the conflict between Christianity and Rome . THE MAN WHO OBEYED THE RULES A man of quite another stripe was Jean Racine . Where ...
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