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... Church Theatres . The entire history of the drama is bound up with the church . Almost everywhere the drama began as a religious institution , and , as in Art , its subjects were almost entirely religious : the gods and legendary heroes ...
... Church Theatres . The entire history of the drama is bound up with the church . Almost everywhere the drama began as a religious institution , and , as in Art , its subjects were almost entirely religious : the gods and legendary heroes ...
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... church , drama grew . Thus the first dramas of any kind were of church , often by the church ( i.e. its priests ) , and for the purpose of teaching vividly the lessons of the church . Though liturgical plays may be traced as far back as ...
... church , drama grew . Thus the first dramas of any kind were of church , often by the church ( i.e. its priests ) , and for the purpose of teaching vividly the lessons of the church . Though liturgical plays may be traced as far back as ...
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... church ritual . The parallelistic lyric poetry of the Hebrews , in which each thought was repeated in varied language , formed the basis of the church liturgy . Such poetry contained the germ of the drama , but it was not until the 9th ...
... church ritual . The parallelistic lyric poetry of the Hebrews , in which each thought was repeated in varied language , formed the basis of the church liturgy . Such poetry contained the germ of the drama , but it was not until the 9th ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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