A Cultural History of TheatreThis comprehensive, multicultural text presents the history of theater within a framework of cultural and social ideas. |
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... lives of saints ; they could be developed around saints that were particularly important to a given community . In addition , they offered multiple opportunities for special effects that have immense popular appeal . As such they served ...
... lives of saints ; they could be developed around saints that were particularly important to a given community . In addition , they offered multiple opportunities for special effects that have immense popular appeal . As such they served ...
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... lives . Their thoughts make the audience aware of history and the small place each individual has in it . When this central truth is removed from a historical framework and concentrated in the actions and lives of fictitious individuals ...
... lives . Their thoughts make the audience aware of history and the small place each individual has in it . When this central truth is removed from a historical framework and concentrated in the actions and lives of fictitious individuals ...
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... lives . Sophie Treadwell's provocative and experimental plays are best illustrated by Machinal ( 1928 ) , which depicts an unhappy woman whose marriage offers little conso- lation in an inhuman and mechanized society . Because of its ...
... lives . Sophie Treadwell's provocative and experimental plays are best illustrated by Machinal ( 1928 ) , which depicts an unhappy woman whose marriage offers little conso- lation in an inhuman and mechanized society . Because of its ...
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Classical Athens | 10 |
Theatre at Epidauros | 12 |
Doryphorus | 19 |
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