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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... true founders of scientific thinking.1 Modern critics sometimes lament the Christian tend- ency to regard action as significant only when it relates to morality . Certainly , the extreme of this attitude - the contention that art should ...
... true founders of scientific thinking.1 Modern critics sometimes lament the Christian tend- ency to regard action as significant only when it relates to morality . Certainly , the extreme of this attitude - the contention that art should ...
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... true , does a lot of complaining and blaming others during the period leading up to and including his madness , but , once his eyes are opened to his true nature , he shows himself only too willing to accept responsibility for his ...
... true , does a lot of complaining and blaming others during the period leading up to and including his madness , but , once his eyes are opened to his true nature , he shows himself only too willing to accept responsibility for his ...
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... true even of the late Eugene O'Neill whose earnest efforts to write tragedy were seriously handicapped by his use of a framework in which his characters appear as victims of their socio- psychological conditioning and , therefore ...
... true even of the late Eugene O'Neill whose earnest efforts to write tragedy were seriously handicapped by his use of a framework in which his characters appear as victims of their socio- psychological conditioning and , therefore ...
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