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... learning and insight . They argue further that Bacon , a man suit- ably qualified , revealed his authorship in complicated anagrams in the texts of the plays . The theory , set forth as early as 1852 , has been considerably discredited ...
... learning and insight . They argue further that Bacon , a man suit- ably qualified , revealed his authorship in complicated anagrams in the texts of the plays . The theory , set forth as early as 1852 , has been considerably discredited ...
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... learning this the squire decides to sit up all night on guard but falls asleep and dreams himself his piratical ancestor . When he wakes he beats off the crooks and at the same time real- izes he is in love with a girl who has been ...
... learning this the squire decides to sit up all night on guard but falls asleep and dreams himself his piratical ancestor . When he wakes he beats off the crooks and at the same time real- izes he is in love with a girl who has been ...
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... Learning ( 1759 ) , Goldsmith defends a more natural and liberal attitude in dramatic writing , unhampered by stiff moral posturing and more honest in its depiciton of lower class life . Dramatic criticism in the Italy of this era was ...
... Learning ( 1759 ) , Goldsmith defends a more natural and liberal attitude in dramatic writing , unhampered by stiff moral posturing and more honest in its depiciton of lower class life . Dramatic criticism in the Italy of this era was ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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