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This kind of tradition generally lasts only as long as the specific society or class that developed it . The noh existed for six hundred years , almost unchanged in all that time , until Japan felt the influence of the West .
This kind of tradition generally lasts only as long as the specific society or class that developed it . The noh existed for six hundred years , almost unchanged in all that time , until Japan felt the influence of the West .
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Each actor had his own zibaldone , a kind of commonplace book . It was a storehouse of lines , phrases , speeches for all occasions , humorous or tragic ( the commedia did present melodramas ) . It was a handbook , a dramatic dictionary ...
Each actor had his own zibaldone , a kind of commonplace book . It was a storehouse of lines , phrases , speeches for all occasions , humorous or tragic ( the commedia did present melodramas ) . It was a handbook , a dramatic dictionary ...
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In Faust the interview ends with the somewhat sophisticated Mephistopheles , alone upon the stage , remarking : I like , at times , to hear the Ancient's word , And have a care to be most civil : It's really kind of such a noble Lord So ...
In Faust the interview ends with the somewhat sophisticated Mephistopheles , alone upon the stage , remarking : I like , at times , to hear the Ancient's word , And have a care to be most civil : It's really kind of such a noble Lord So ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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