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Page 406
... important as the first to give life and movement to the classic drama . He is important in the history of the French drama , not for the plays themselves , but for the prestige and popularity they gave to the theatre , and for their ...
... important as the first to give life and movement to the classic drama . He is important in the history of the French drama , not for the plays themselves , but for the prestige and popularity they gave to the theatre , and for their ...
Page 439
... important than his serious plays and of all his comedies The Importance of Being Earnest is probably his most popular . Impressionism . A theory of art that naturally has important bearings on the drama . In general , impressionism is ...
... important than his serious plays and of all his comedies The Importance of Being Earnest is probably his most popular . Impressionism . A theory of art that naturally has important bearings on the drama . In general , impressionism is ...
Page 556
... important decision was made that one phase of the story would not be more far - reaching than the other . For if the picture had been top - heavy with spectacle , its human side would have suffered . Similarly , overstressing the ...
... important decision was made that one phase of the story would not be more far - reaching than the other . For if the picture had been top - heavy with spectacle , its human side would have suffered . Similarly , overstressing the ...
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CONTENTS | xi |
Preface George Freedley | xii |
Acoustics 2343 | 24 |
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