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... lives . The history of drama is the history of man . Some of us may first meet it and chiefly think of it as entertainment , but that was its last development and least important aspect . Drama played 2 HOW DRAMA WAS BORN.
... lives . The history of drama is the history of man . Some of us may first meet it and chiefly think of it as entertainment , but that was its last development and least important aspect . Drama played 2 HOW DRAMA WAS BORN.
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... drama created by the gods then has remained with man down to this concrete and steel age in which we live . The historical origins of Hindu drama appear to date back be- fore even that of Greece , but its time of greatest vigor and ...
... drama created by the gods then has remained with man down to this concrete and steel age in which we live . The historical origins of Hindu drama appear to date back be- fore even that of Greece , but its time of greatest vigor and ...
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... drama . They were pretty enough but did not offer very robust entertain- ment . The leading pastoral playwright was the poet Torquato Tasso . Though pastoral plays sometimes were performed indoors , they began a vogue in Italy for ...
... drama . They were pretty enough but did not offer very robust entertain- ment . The leading pastoral playwright was the poet Torquato Tasso . Though pastoral plays sometimes were performed indoors , they began a vogue in Italy for ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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