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... appear in black veils , which would be familiar enough to us . Divine personages , like the gods who ap- peared on the Greek stage , would have gilded faces . Sick persons would appear in heavy yellow veils . A robber would have a ...
... appear in black veils , which would be familiar enough to us . Divine personages , like the gods who ap- peared on the Greek stage , would have gilded faces . Sick persons would appear in heavy yellow veils . A robber would have a ...
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... appears the devil Mephistophilis , a great demon of only somewhat less power than mighty Lucifer himself , the Prince ... appear to the said John Faustus , at all times , in what form or shape so- ever he please . I , John Faustus , of ...
... appears the devil Mephistophilis , a great demon of only somewhat less power than mighty Lucifer himself , the Prince ... appear to the said John Faustus , at all times , in what form or shape so- ever he please . I , John Faustus , of ...
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... appear beneath her window . Agnes obeys and throws a stone at Horace , but she has wrapped a lover's message around it first . Horace arranges an elopement . Meeting Arnolphe , he unfolds his plan eagerly and confesses that he does not ...
... appear beneath her window . Agnes obeys and throws a stone at Horace , but she has wrapped a lover's message around it first . Horace arranges an elopement . Meeting Arnolphe , he unfolds his plan eagerly and confesses that he does not ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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