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... play , even if such ever existed , but a version consistent in itself and faithful to the spirit and meaning of the play . Hamlet in modern dress may be possible . But Hamlet played as though it were The Tempest is not , nor is a Hamlet ...
... play , even if such ever existed , but a version consistent in itself and faithful to the spirit and meaning of the play . Hamlet in modern dress may be possible . But Hamlet played as though it were The Tempest is not , nor is a Hamlet ...
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... play " , a " great play " , a " beautiful play " , and the epithets thus used function not only as descriptions or evaluations but also as indications of aesthetic type . The first tends to be reserved for plays of a serious kind , with ...
... play " , a " great play " , a " beautiful play " , and the epithets thus used function not only as descriptions or evaluations but also as indications of aesthetic type . The first tends to be reserved for plays of a serious kind , with ...
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... play is the world ; my play is my world " . A play that is only " the world " , like so many " problem " plays , is usually an external copy ; it is by tendency scientific copy- imagery and not aesthetic , and so fails to reach poetry ...
... play is the world ; my play is my world " . A play that is only " the world " , like so many " problem " plays , is usually an external copy ; it is by tendency scientific copy- imagery and not aesthetic , and so fails to reach poetry ...
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