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... means one who makes pleasure the chief aim of life . This indulgent , often dangerous and destructive teaching nevertheless contained elements of beauty , celebration of the loveliness of nature , the exuberance of living . It led to ...
... means one who makes pleasure the chief aim of life . This indulgent , often dangerous and destructive teaching nevertheless contained elements of beauty , celebration of the loveliness of nature , the exuberance of living . It led to ...
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... means it did not try to imitate life literally but to suggest the most important qualities of life . Often in modern times stage and film have been given over to close imitations of nature . Yet even the most realistic dramatic ...
... means it did not try to imitate life literally but to suggest the most important qualities of life . Often in modern times stage and film have been given over to close imitations of nature . Yet even the most realistic dramatic ...
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... means are long and painful . LEONARD I reject them . . . I reject them absolutely ! MASTER SIMON You are right . It is far better to induce cophosis by means of certain white powder which I have in my medicine - case ; a pinch of it ...
... means are long and painful . LEONARD I reject them . . . I reject them absolutely ! MASTER SIMON You are right . It is far better to induce cophosis by means of certain white powder which I have in my medicine - case ; a pinch of it ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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