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Page 128
... Fletcherian con- cept is subtly and fatally different . The split has been widened to the point where the fault seems to bear no relation to the rest of the charac- ter , while the spiritual grandeur has been augmented and standard ...
... Fletcherian con- cept is subtly and fatally different . The split has been widened to the point where the fault seems to bear no relation to the rest of the charac- ter , while the spiritual grandeur has been augmented and standard ...
Page 161
... Fletcherian tragicomedy is a series of varia- tions on a theme . But the comparative study of the tragicomedies leads to the further realization that , as the theme ... Fletcherian hero , but the painted FLETCHER'S MATURE TRAGICOMEDIES 161.
... Fletcherian tragicomedy is a series of varia- tions on a theme . But the comparative study of the tragicomedies leads to the further realization that , as the theme ... Fletcherian hero , but the painted FLETCHER'S MATURE TRAGICOMEDIES 161.
Page 189
... Fletcherian tragicomedy . The potentialities of Massinger's style for presenting complex and tightly articulated thought are largely wasted on the bold contrasts of this sort of situa- tion , while at the same time the style lacks the ...
... Fletcherian tragicomedy . The potentialities of Massinger's style for presenting complex and tightly articulated thought are largely wasted on the bold contrasts of this sort of situa- tion , while at the same time the style lacks the ...
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