The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... interpret characters drawn by the dramatist from all classes of modern society : What opportuni- ties are provided to actors by ... interpretation of plays ? How does it affect the scope of the drama- tist's 37 QUESTIONS BEFORE THE CURTAIN.
... interpret characters drawn by the dramatist from all classes of modern society : What opportuni- ties are provided to actors by ... interpretation of plays ? How does it affect the scope of the drama- tist's 37 QUESTIONS BEFORE THE CURTAIN.
Page 173
... interpretation . The beneficial results of this more intimate understanding of the ends and means of dramaturgy are , with time , likely to be far- reaching . For with the resulting enlighten- ment of his public , the dramatist himself ...
... interpretation . The beneficial results of this more intimate understanding of the ends and means of dramaturgy are , with time , likely to be far- reaching . For with the resulting enlighten- ment of his public , the dramatist himself ...
Page 176
... interpretation instead of expres- sion . Because a play , unlike a novel or essay , must , by its nature , be interpreted in order to fulfil its function , they conceive its function to be interpretation . But inter- pretation of what ...
... interpretation instead of expres- sion . Because a play , unlike a novel or essay , must , by its nature , be interpreted in order to fulfil its function , they conceive its function to be interpretation . But inter- pretation of what ...
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