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Because practical and military matters occupied most of their thoughts , the Romans were content to let their culture be largely an imitation of Greece . Most of what they did in the field of art fell below Greek standards .
Because practical and military matters occupied most of their thoughts , the Romans were content to let their culture be largely an imitation of Greece . Most of what they did in the field of art fell below Greek standards .
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It is largely made up of spirit dances and the appearances of supernatural beings . The stories are rarely acted out in the literal sense as they are supposed to have happened . They are told , usually by the spirits of the now dead ...
It is largely made up of spirit dances and the appearances of supernatural beings . The stories are rarely acted out in the literal sense as they are supposed to have happened . They are told , usually by the spirits of the now dead ...
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We think of Italian opera now largely in terms of beautiful arias for every voice , such as Celeste Aida , Caro Nome , or Di Provenza il Mar. This form has merits but was later greatly overdone , largely because singers wanted ...
We think of Italian opera now largely in terms of beautiful arias for every voice , such as Celeste Aida , Caro Nome , or Di Provenza il Mar. This form has merits but was later greatly overdone , largely because singers wanted ...
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| Title | A Pageant of the Theatre |
| Author | Edmund Fuller |
| Publisher | Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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