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Page 114
In composing , the poet should even , as much as possible , be an actor : for , by natural sympathy , they are most persuasive and affecting who are under the influence of actual passion . We share the agitation of those who appear to ...
In composing , the poet should even , as much as possible , be an actor : for , by natural sympathy , they are most persuasive and affecting who are under the influence of actual passion . We share the agitation of those who appear to ...
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The circumstances , for example , of the pursuit of Hector by Achilles , are such as , upon the stage , would appear ridiculous — the Grecian army standing still and taking no part in the pursuit , and Achilles making signs to them by ...
The circumstances , for example , of the pursuit of Hector by Achilles , are such as , upon the stage , would appear ridiculous — the Grecian army standing still and taking no part in the pursuit , and Achilles making signs to them by ...
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This is especially true when the kings of divers nations with their courts appear on the stage , for I know that Your Excellency saw in the time of your illustrious father how unhappily that comedy turned out that was represented with ...
This is especially true when the kings of divers nations with their courts appear on the stage , for I know that Your Excellency saw in the time of your illustrious father how unhappily that comedy turned out that was represented with ...
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Contents
Introduction by J V Cunningham page | 11 |
Queen Elizabeth at Greenwich | 17 |
Julius Caesar at the Globe 1599 | 27 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Pealkiri | In Shakespeare's Day A Fawcett premier book, M471. Literature and ideas series Fawcett premier book Literature and ideas series |
| Editor | James Vincent Cunningham |
| Compiled by | James Vincent Cunningham |
| Publisher | Fawcett Publications, 1970 |
| Length | 351 pages |
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