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Page 158
... theme , yet the treatment of religion does not support this in- terpretation . The theme , as a close inspection reveals , is less specific- wider in its general implications , narrower in its significance . Of all the tragicomedies ...
... theme , yet the treatment of religion does not support this in- terpretation . The theme , as a close inspection reveals , is less specific- wider in its general implications , narrower in its significance . Of all the tragicomedies ...
Page 161
... theme is the familiar triumph of honor over all comers . What dis- tinguishes The Island Princess from the other tragicomedies is the rather grandiose treatment of the theme , appropriate to the play's un- inhibited romanticism . The ...
... theme is the familiar triumph of honor over all comers . What dis- tinguishes The Island Princess from the other tragicomedies is the rather grandiose treatment of the theme , appropriate to the play's un- inhibited romanticism . The ...
Page 162
... theme does not show original thought but his particularity shows a fresh application of thought . In The Duchess of Malfi Webster presents the attack of corrupt materialism upon innocence , but the character of his victim is realized ...
... theme does not show original thought but his particularity shows a fresh application of thought . In The Duchess of Malfi Webster presents the attack of corrupt materialism upon innocence , but the character of his victim is realized ...
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