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Last plays was at last admitted to the Académie Française , having twice previously been rejected on the grounds of non- residence in the capital . Don Sanche d'Aragon ( 1649 ) , Andromède ( 1650 ) , a spectacular play in which stage ...
Last plays was at last admitted to the Académie Française , having twice previously been rejected on the grounds of non- residence in the capital . Don Sanche d'Aragon ( 1649 ) , Andromède ( 1650 ) , a spectacular play in which stage ...
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... plays a type of folk masked play usu- ally termed sandae togam kuk . A prominent feature was the satirical treatment of depraved Buddhist monks and of grasping officials ( naturally , favourite themes for a popular audience ) . Satirical ...
... plays a type of folk masked play usu- ally termed sandae togam kuk . A prominent feature was the satirical treatment of depraved Buddhist monks and of grasping officials ( naturally , favourite themes for a popular audience ) . Satirical ...
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... play - sewamono ( domestic ) , jidaimono ( history ) , and shosagoto ( dance plays ) -in large numbers ; each wrote between 150 and 200 plays in his professional career . They were wholly products of Edo's urban culture . They spent ...
... play - sewamono ( domestic ) , jidaimono ( history ) , and shosagoto ( dance plays ) -in large numbers ; each wrote between 150 and 200 plays in his professional career . They were wholly products of Edo's urban culture . They spent ...
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