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... of the added force that authentic historical fact may give to imaginative creation . The earliest history play extant is Aeschylus ' The Persians . It dealt with the Persian inva- sion of Greece led by Xerxes , a conflict in IO ...
... of the added force that authentic historical fact may give to imaginative creation . The earliest history play extant is Aeschylus ' The Persians . It dealt with the Persian inva- sion of Greece led by Xerxes , a conflict in IO ...
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... Aeschylus had already indicated in his great trilogy ) . Many times Richard is identified as a " cacodemon , " a “ devil ” ; a careful study of the evolution of the play makes it clear that this is in fact his essential role in its ...
... Aeschylus had already indicated in his great trilogy ) . Many times Richard is identified as a " cacodemon , " a “ devil ” ; a careful study of the evolution of the play makes it clear that this is in fact his essential role in its ...
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... Aeschylus , 10-11 , 23 , 60 , 84 Antony , 27 , 191 , 203–17 Aristotle , 4 , 24 , 80 , 219-20 Bale , Bishop , 5 , 6 , 100 Boccaccio , 5 Brecht , Bertolt , 11 Brutus , 203–19 Buckingham , Duke of , 82 , 92-4 Burgundy , Duke of , 23-4 ...
... Aeschylus , 10-11 , 23 , 60 , 84 Antony , 27 , 191 , 203–17 Aristotle , 4 , 24 , 80 , 219-20 Bale , Bishop , 5 , 6 , 100 Boccaccio , 5 Brecht , Bertolt , 11 Brutus , 203–19 Buckingham , Duke of , 82 , 92-4 Burgundy , Duke of , 23-4 ...
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