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Chapter 1 How Drama Was Born A ROARING FIRE blazes in the night . In the vast blackness primitive men and women huddle in a ring within the circle of light and warmth . They are grateful for this fire , one of the most precious of man's ...
Chapter 1 How Drama Was Born A ROARING FIRE blazes in the night . In the vast blackness primitive men and women huddle in a ring within the circle of light and warmth . They are grateful for this fire , one of the most precious of man's ...
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History was born of this as men re - enacted the legends and traditions of their ancestors . This was the only way , for ages before writing was invented , that man communicated his heritage of knowledge and lore from generation to ...
History was born of this as men re - enacted the legends and traditions of their ancestors . This was the only way , for ages before writing was invented , that man communicated his heritage of knowledge and lore from generation to ...
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Oscar Wilde , born in Dublin , esthete , poseur , poet , novelist , and wit , wrote the sprightliest comedies of manners since Sheridan , in such still popular plays as The Importance of Being Earnest , Lady Windermere's Fan , An Ideal ...
Oscar Wilde , born in Dublin , esthete , poseur , poet , novelist , and wit , wrote the sprightliest comedies of manners since Sheridan , in such still popular plays as The Importance of Being Earnest , Lady Windermere's Fan , An Ideal ...
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Contents
How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
Copyright | |
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