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... later years the structure was altogether of stone . Julius Caesar constructed a ten - foot , water - filled moat , sep- arating the arena from the first tier of seats . The amphitheatre had begun to be used for animal games and the ...
... later years the structure was altogether of stone . Julius Caesar constructed a ten - foot , water - filled moat , sep- arating the arena from the first tier of seats . The amphitheatre had begun to be used for animal games and the ...
Page 87
... later mysteries . The type of acting popular on the religious stage carried over into the later non - religious theatre and distressed many discrimi- nating men . It is in criticism of the style of acting common to the mystery plays ...
... later mysteries . The type of acting popular on the religious stage carried over into the later non - religious theatre and distressed many discrimi- nating men . It is in criticism of the style of acting common to the mystery plays ...
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... later dramatists , was Irish , born in Dublin in 1728. He was educated in vil- lage schools and Trinity College , Dublin . When he came to England he was hired by a bookseller to do literary hack work . He chanced to meet the most ...
... later dramatists , was Irish , born in Dublin in 1728. He was educated in vil- lage schools and Trinity College , Dublin . When he came to England he was hired by a bookseller to do literary hack work . He chanced to meet the most ...
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