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... creative energy of the poet , as transmitted to us through the acting of the play . To take our next step we must turn our attention from structure to movement , which involves among other things invok- ing Plato rather than Aristotle ...
... creative energy of the poet , as transmitted to us through the acting of the play . To take our next step we must turn our attention from structure to movement , which involves among other things invok- ing Plato rather than Aristotle ...
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... creative genius . The dialogue of the Phaedrus begins with Socrates commenting on a speech by the rhetorician Lysias which appears to recom- mend emotional control and more disinterested attitudes in love . Socrates realizes that Eros ...
... creative genius . The dialogue of the Phaedrus begins with Socrates commenting on a speech by the rhetorician Lysias which appears to recom- mend emotional control and more disinterested attitudes in love . Socrates realizes that Eros ...
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... creative artist ( we may think for example of William Morris in the nineteenth century ) becomes deeply committed to ... creativity of a distant past . These comments may seem to be taking us a long way from the problem comedies , but ...
... creative artist ( we may think for example of William Morris in the nineteenth century ) becomes deeply committed to ... creativity of a distant past . These comments may seem to be taking us a long way from the problem comedies , but ...
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The Myth of Deliverance: Reflections on Shakespeare's Problem Comedies Northrop Frye No preview available - 1993 |
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