The Summing UpThis book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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Page 127
... audience . All the best dramatists have written with their eye on it and though they have more often spoken of it with contempt than with good will they have known that they were dependent on it . It is the public that pays , and if it ...
... audience . All the best dramatists have written with their eye on it and though they have more often spoken of it with contempt than with good will they have known that they were dependent on it . It is the public that pays , and if it ...
Page 131
... audience is affected by mass suggestion and mass suggestion is excited by emotion . I have hazarded the opinion that if you classified the members of an audience from A to Z , starting , say , with the critic of The Times and ending ...
... audience is affected by mass suggestion and mass suggestion is excited by emotion . I have hazarded the opinion that if you classified the members of an audience from A to Z , starting , say , with the critic of The Times and ending ...
Page 144
... audience should not be allowed to ask , do such things happen ? They should be con- tent to laugh . In comedy more ... audience through three acts of pure comedy . For comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this ...
... audience should not be allowed to ask , do such things happen ? They should be con- tent to laugh . In comedy more ... audience through three acts of pure comedy . For comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this ...
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