The Stage History of Shakespeare's King Richard the Third |
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... drama , where tradi- tional decencies had no sway , murders are frequently on the stage , and seem to have elicited considerable care to heighten their effectiveness . This is seen in the morality plays , and in such a late development ...
... drama , where tradi- tional decencies had no sway , murders are frequently on the stage , and seem to have elicited considerable care to heighten their effectiveness . This is seen in the morality plays , and in such a late development ...
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... drama . One of the earliest of these plays is " The Misfor- tunes of Arthur " ( 1589 ) , where Gorlois ' ghost speaks the Prologue . In " Alphonsus of Arragon Alphonsus of Arragon " ( 1589 ) , the figure of Calchas is called up , 82 and ...
... drama . One of the earliest of these plays is " The Misfor- tunes of Arthur " ( 1589 ) , where Gorlois ' ghost speaks the Prologue . In " Alphonsus of Arragon Alphonsus of Arragon " ( 1589 ) , the figure of Calchas is called up , 82 and ...
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... drama would be likely to attain popularity . Aside from the unaƧ- ceptableness of plays dealing with the fall of English monarchs , the absence of national enthusiasm , the total separation of the ideals and practices of the Court from ...
... drama would be likely to attain popularity . Aside from the unaƧ- ceptableness of plays dealing with the fall of English monarchs , the absence of national enthusiasm , the total separation of the ideals and practices of the Court from ...
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RICHARD THE THIRD ON THE Elizabethan Stage | 25 |
RICHARD THE THIRD AND THE DRAMA OF THE RESTORA | 60 |
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