The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... drama in America to - day are not pri- marily questions of dramatic art ; they are questions which concern the opportunities for dramatic art properly to exist and to mature . Primarily , therefore , they are not æsthetic questions ...
... drama in America to - day are not pri- marily questions of dramatic art ; they are questions which concern the opportunities for dramatic art properly to exist and to mature . Primarily , therefore , they are not æsthetic questions ...
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... drama in America ? With regard to all art , America stands in an unique position of inheritance . We are , first , the direct heirs of Anglo - Saxon tradition , and this heritage is chiefly responsible for the unworthy status of dramatic ...
... drama in America ? With regard to all art , America stands in an unique position of inheritance . We are , first , the direct heirs of Anglo - Saxon tradition , and this heritage is chiefly responsible for the unworthy status of dramatic ...
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... art were higher , the status of the playhouse would be higher . What , then , is the reasonable and fitting esteem in which dramatic art should be held by the community ? What potential qualities does the drama of its nature possess for ...
... art were higher , the status of the playhouse would be higher . What , then , is the reasonable and fitting esteem in which dramatic art should be held by the community ? What potential qualities does the drama of its nature possess for ...
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