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... dramatist apparently prefers this , to us , quite unnecessary explicitness . It is a mistake , for example , to suppose that Orestes must be mentally blind and slow in the uptake , or cautious to the verge of cowardice , in Electra ...
... dramatist apparently prefers this , to us , quite unnecessary explicitness . It is a mistake , for example , to suppose that Orestes must be mentally blind and slow in the uptake , or cautious to the verge of cowardice , in Electra ...
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... dramatist than upon any other ; a painter , a musician , even a lyric poet , may go through life hardly conscious of any audience , choose a method of expression intelligible to only a very few , perhaps hoping that he may attain more ...
... dramatist than upon any other ; a painter , a musician , even a lyric poet , may go through life hardly conscious of any audience , choose a method of expression intelligible to only a very few , perhaps hoping that he may attain more ...
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... dramatist who relies on realism for his effects must make them human - Alcmene anxious for the children and ... dramatist who made his characters behave and speak with perfect logic in matters of religion would be a poor dramatist indeed ...
... dramatist who relies on realism for his effects must make them human - Alcmene anxious for the children and ... dramatist who made his characters behave and speak with perfect logic in matters of religion would be a poor dramatist indeed ...
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