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... tion . In the Greek legend he is the son of Zeus , the supreme god , and Semele , a mortal woman . Thus he is a half - god and rightly the head of his own religious order . Dionysus is of concern to us because he is the father of the ...
... tion . In the Greek legend he is the son of Zeus , the supreme god , and Semele , a mortal woman . Thus he is a half - god and rightly the head of his own religious order . Dionysus is of concern to us because he is the father of the ...
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... tion . It might be called the tail wagging the dog . Our modern stages have gone a bit to the other extreme , under the pres- sure of real estate considerations , and could well be larger . The expense of this Renaissance staging was ...
... tion . It might be called the tail wagging the dog . Our modern stages have gone a bit to the other extreme , under the pres- sure of real estate considerations , and could well be larger . The expense of this Renaissance staging was ...
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... tion while action progressed on the fore - stage . Above this , also capable of being curtained , was a second , or balcony level of the stage , used precisely for such things as the balcony scenes in Romeo and Juliet , or Richard's ...
... tion while action progressed on the fore - stage . Above this , also capable of being curtained , was a second , or balcony level of the stage , used precisely for such things as the balcony scenes in Romeo and Juliet , or Richard's ...
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