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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... Comedy , " he notes that comedy has become the dominant form , replacing the earlier emphasis on tragedy . He asserts that the role of comedy is to focus on normal life , but that an examination of life's follies is preferable to a ...
... Comedy , " he notes that comedy has become the dominant form , replacing the earlier emphasis on tragedy . He asserts that the role of comedy is to focus on normal life , but that an examination of life's follies is preferable to a ...
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... comedy in particular — the comedy of manners and sentimental- ism - 18th - century playwrights challenged their society and at the same time created effective theatre . The comedy of manners presented the latest social fashion , making ...
... comedy in particular — the comedy of manners and sentimental- ism - 18th - century playwrights challenged their society and at the same time created effective theatre . The comedy of manners presented the latest social fashion , making ...
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... Comedy What most offended critics of the comedy of manners is that the heroes were ultimately removed from the world around them and completely self - sufficient . They were neither dependent on their society for its charity nor on God ...
... Comedy What most offended critics of the comedy of manners is that the heroes were ultimately removed from the world around them and completely self - sufficient . They were neither dependent on their society for its charity nor on God ...
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Classical Athens | 10 |
Theatre at Epidauros | 12 |
Doryphorus | 19 |
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