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... plays that have survived com- plete or in part are related to the medieval miracle and morality plays . Of these the ... play , the Origo Mundi ( " Origin of the World " ) , is based on the Old Testament and serves as a prologue to the ...
... plays that have survived com- plete or in part are related to the medieval miracle and morality plays . Of these the ... play , the Origo Mundi ( " Origin of the World " ) , is based on the Old Testament and serves as a prologue to the ...
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... plays . The last performing - arts genre to develop in Central Asia was the Buddhist morality play , called a - che - lha - mo . The plays are based on the lives of legendary and historical figures , and through costume and masks the ...
... plays . The last performing - arts genre to develop in Central Asia was the Buddhist morality play , called a - che - lha - mo . The plays are based on the lives of legendary and historical figures , and through costume and masks the ...
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... plays , the titles of a few of which sound like the originals of plays reworked and published years later in the collection Ocho comedias , y ocho entremeses nuevos ( 1615 ; “ Eight New Plays and Eight New Interludes " ) . Fixed ...
... plays , the titles of a few of which sound like the originals of plays reworked and published years later in the collection Ocho comedias , y ocho entremeses nuevos ( 1615 ; “ Eight New Plays and Eight New Interludes " ) . Fixed ...
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