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... true to the letter of the ancient text , but , which is more important , it is wholly true to the spirit and feeling of the original . A group of Shepherds are tending their flocks . They are joined by Mack , a man whom all suspect of ...
... true to the letter of the ancient text , but , which is more important , it is wholly true to the spirit and feeling of the original . A group of Shepherds are tending their flocks . They are joined by Mack , a man whom all suspect of ...
Page 99
... true theatrical genius of the period . The commedia began truly to flourish around 1560. With the Renaissance well under way the thought of the period had become suffi- ciently liberated for such a popular revival to take place The Clowns ...
... true theatrical genius of the period . The commedia began truly to flourish around 1560. With the Renaissance well under way the thought of the period had become suffi- ciently liberated for such a popular revival to take place The Clowns ...
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... true that he was a little more stable and consistent in character and behavior than was Lope . It is also true that as a writer of cape and sword dramas he had the advantage of following a formula that had al- ready been made enormously ...
... true that he was a little more stable and consistent in character and behavior than was Lope . It is also true that as a writer of cape and sword dramas he had the advantage of following a formula that had al- ready been made enormously ...
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