A People's History of English and American LiteratureWith special emphasis on literary merit, this book chronicles the literature of the great nations of Britain and America from their earliest origins to the twenty-first century. |
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... stage . From the beginning of this period until the first performance of She Stoops to Conquer ( 1771 ) by the incredibly versatile Oliver Goldsmith , comedy could scarcely crack a smile , much less a laugh . This comedy , with its ...
... stage . From the beginning of this period until the first performance of She Stoops to Conquer ( 1771 ) by the incredibly versatile Oliver Goldsmith , comedy could scarcely crack a smile , much less a laugh . This comedy , with its ...
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... stage . To be expected , Browning , because of his dramatic instinct , was attracted to the theater , but either he did not grasp the peculiar technique of the stage or stubbornly ignored it . At any rate , his poetic tragedies belong ...
... stage . To be expected , Browning , because of his dramatic instinct , was attracted to the theater , but either he did not grasp the peculiar technique of the stage or stubbornly ignored it . At any rate , his poetic tragedies belong ...
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... stage in a realistic manner and tried to avoid the stereotyped romantic formulas . In his three most important plays ... stage only to be revealed through the dialogue and action of on - stage figures . In this remarkable play , two ...
... stage in a realistic manner and tried to avoid the stereotyped romantic formulas . In his three most important plays ... stage only to be revealed through the dialogue and action of on - stage figures . In this remarkable play , two ...
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The AngloSaxon or Old English Period 4501066 | 1 |
The Revival of Learning and the Renaissance 14851660 | 11 |
The Puritan Interlude 16401660 | 23 |
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