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... Later tragedians abandoned this powerful structure and their reasons will be considered later . But we cannot say when and by whom the content of three tragedies which were to be performed together was made to form a most impressive ...
... Later tragedians abandoned this powerful structure and their reasons will be considered later . But we cannot say when and by whom the content of three tragedies which were to be performed together was made to form a most impressive ...
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... later on , at a decisive moment ( 906 ) , he speaks of the distress he has long felt , his words must refer to his first meeting with Philoctetes . Soon he will fathom the whole depth of the wretched man's suffering . Before they start ...
... later on , at a decisive moment ( 906 ) , he speaks of the distress he has long felt , his words must refer to his first meeting with Philoctetes . Soon he will fathom the whole depth of the wretched man's suffering . Before they start ...
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Albin Lesky. later tragedy – at the expense of the problems of human existence which were prominent in classical times ... later stage director made Helen enter the palace in silence , in the opening scene , together with the booty from ...
Albin Lesky. later tragedy – at the expense of the problems of human existence which were prominent in classical times ... later stage director made Helen enter the palace in silence , in the opening scene , together with the booty from ...
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THE BEGINNINGS | 27 |
THE PRECURSORS OF THE MASTERS | 47 |
AESCHYLUS | 53 |
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