The Splintered Stage: The Decline of the American TheaterA critical appraisal of postwar drama from O'Neill to Albee, indicating that our contemporary playwrights have an extremely narrow view of life. |
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Page 48
... hero need be a paragon of balance . Oedipus ' recklessness , Lear's vanity , Mac- beth's ambition , Coriolanus ' pride , Faust's mania for knowledge and experience — all indicate that the hero can be , and often is , in the grip of ...
... hero need be a paragon of balance . Oedipus ' recklessness , Lear's vanity , Mac- beth's ambition , Coriolanus ' pride , Faust's mania for knowledge and experience — all indicate that the hero can be , and often is , in the grip of ...
Page 51
... hero's strength is a matter of prime importance . If , in tragedy , the conflicts seem big , so big they vir- tually shake the foundations of the universe , it is because the characters responsible for them are big . The heroes of all ...
... hero's strength is a matter of prime importance . If , in tragedy , the conflicts seem big , so big they vir- tually shake the foundations of the universe , it is because the characters responsible for them are big . The heroes of all ...
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... hero . The very nature of tragedy , as we have defined it , will not tolerate such an assumption . Willy's problem , like Blanche's , is simply too narrow and specialized to hold any universal significance . The conflict , intense ...
... hero . The very nature of tragedy , as we have defined it , will not tolerate such an assumption . Willy's problem , like Blanche's , is simply too narrow and specialized to hold any universal significance . The conflict , intense ...
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