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... plays on the stage , either in the original or in ' improved ' versions ; in 1758 he commissioned the very thoughtful and gentlemanly statue by Roubillac , and in 1769 presided over the official apotheosis of Shakespeare at the ...
... plays on the stage , either in the original or in ' improved ' versions ; in 1758 he commissioned the very thoughtful and gentlemanly statue by Roubillac , and in 1769 presided over the official apotheosis of Shakespeare at the ...
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... plays must begin with an apprecia- tion of the poetry . It follows also that the plays must be read , as we read the works of Milton or of any other non - dramatic poet . To hear in a theatre a Shakespearean play that we do not know ...
... plays must begin with an apprecia- tion of the poetry . It follows also that the plays must be read , as we read the works of Milton or of any other non - dramatic poet . To hear in a theatre a Shakespearean play that we do not know ...
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... plays to be performed bit by bit inside a picture - frame defined by footlights . The plays , then , should be read , both for the reason that we read any other poetry , and because only by reading them can a stage production be ...
... plays to be performed bit by bit inside a picture - frame defined by footlights . The plays , then , should be read , both for the reason that we read any other poetry , and because only by reading them can a stage production be ...
Contents
Chapter Page | vii |
EARLY PLAYS AND POEMS | 53 |
SONNETS AND LYRICAL PLAYS | 74 |
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