The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... potential dignity of the theatre , Englishmen have for centuries conveniently classified their supreme dramatist as a " bard , " consistently extolling his poetic dignity whilst they have degraded the civic 12 INTRODUCTION.
... potential dignity of the theatre , Englishmen have for centuries conveniently classified their supreme dramatist as a " bard , " consistently extolling his poetic dignity whilst they have degraded the civic 12 INTRODUCTION.
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... potential , a third ideal - an ideal correspondent to the essential genius and the native opportunity of our American nation and its dramaturgy . That third ideal is the Drama of Democracy - the drama as a fine art for the many . A ...
... potential , a third ideal - an ideal correspondent to the essential genius and the native opportunity of our American nation and its dramaturgy . That third ideal is the Drama of Democracy - the drama as a fine art for the many . A ...
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... potential in it , and , catered instead to the petty and ignoble instincts which are actual in it , that our dramatists have expressed so little of lasting service to the public . Yet if we are to uphold in American drama standards of ...
... potential in it , and , catered instead to the petty and ignoble instincts which are actual in it , that our dramatists have expressed so little of lasting service to the public . Yet if we are to uphold in American drama standards of ...
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