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Illustrations Greek tragic mask of the Hellenistic period 1 Theatre of the fourth century B.C. at Epidaurus 6 Modern performance of an ancient Greek play at Epidaurus 9 Euripides ' Ion at Epidaurus Festival 10 Reconstruction of Theatre ...
Illustrations Greek tragic mask of the Hellenistic period 1 Theatre of the fourth century B.C. at Epidaurus 6 Modern performance of an ancient Greek play at Epidaurus 9 Euripides ' Ion at Epidaurus Festival 10 Reconstruction of Theatre ...
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It is a particularly gory revenge play in the course of which ten characters lose their lives violently . It was one of the most persistently popular plays of the Elizabethan period , for all its many melodramatic excesses and faults .
It is a particularly gory revenge play in the course of which ten characters lose their lives violently . It was one of the most persistently popular plays of the Elizabethan period , for all its many melodramatic excesses and faults .
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... was to show the audience a mirror in which it would recognize itself precisely . Thus for all the stylization , Restoration comedy does reflect the manners and morals of the period accurately , as the other writings of ...
... was to show the audience a mirror in which it would recognize itself precisely . Thus for all the stylization , Restoration comedy does reflect the manners and morals of the period accurately , as the other writings of ...
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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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