Yale Studies in English, Volumes 46-471913 |
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1 A thing which adds to the confusion of Brome's plots is his great fondness for introducing episodic scenes and characters . There is a natural temptation to do this , if one's chief aim is to show manners or humors . This is the ...
1 A thing which adds to the confusion of Brome's plots is his great fondness for introducing episodic scenes and characters . There is a natural temptation to do this , if one's chief aim is to show manners or humors . This is the ...
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... thing in life than in Brome's comedies . Artificialities of this sort become dramatic conventions , just as types of characters do . The student who reads Brome for manners must care- fully consider this point . But there are some ...
... thing in life than in Brome's comedies . Artificialities of this sort become dramatic conventions , just as types of characters do . The student who reads Brome for manners must care- fully consider this point . But there are some ...
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... things , Queens give them honour , for the greatest Kings Have bin their subjects . Brome's best verse is to be ... thing , How is my willingness in search deluded ? It is the Wood that rings with my complaint , 74 Richard Brome : A ...
... things , Queens give them honour , for the greatest Kings Have bin their subjects . Brome's best verse is to be ... thing , How is my willingness in search deluded ? It is the Wood that rings with my complaint , 74 Richard Brome : A ...
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... thing is true of most of the Jacobeans . With the Caroline dramatists there was somewhat of a weaken- ing of the moral tone , and a slight increase in the vul- garity and indecency of the dialogue . But they surely did not have far to ...
... thing is true of most of the Jacobeans . With the Caroline dramatists there was somewhat of a weaken- ing of the moral tone , and a slight increase in the vul- garity and indecency of the dialogue . But they surely did not have far to ...
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... thing to Morose under similar circumstances . Four other parallels in single scenes are 1 Eliz . Drama 2. 287 , n . 2 Faust , op . cit . , p . 51 . 3 Op . cit . , p . 86 . pointed out by Professor Koeppel.1 Three of them occur in ...
... thing to Morose under similar circumstances . Four other parallels in single scenes are 1 Eliz . Drama 2. 287 , n . 2 Faust , op . cit . , p . 51 . 3 Op . cit . , p . 86 . pointed out by Professor Koeppel.1 Three of them occur in ...
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