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 114
... comedy . I made up my mind to write one now . I called it Loaves and Fishes . Its hero was a worldly , ambitious parson and the story dealt with his courtship of a rich widow , his intrigues to get a bishopric and his final capture of a ...
... comedy . I made up my mind to write one now . I called it Loaves and Fishes . Its hero was a worldly , ambitious parson and the story dealt with his courtship of a rich widow , his intrigues to get a bishopric and his final capture of a ...
Page 121
... comedy and by the epithet foolishly think they con- demn it . It is drama not of action , but of conversa- tion . It ... comedy must consider from the standpoint of comedy is himself . xxxv I had by then made up my mind on [ 121 ] ...
... comedy and by the epithet foolishly think they con- demn it . It is drama not of action , but of conversa- tion . It ... comedy must consider from the standpoint of comedy is himself . xxxv I had by then made up my mind on [ 121 ] ...
Page 144
... comedy is concerned , it should be recognized that the demand for realism is unjusti- fied . Comedy is an artificial thing and so only the appearance , not the reality , of naturalism is in place . The laugh must be sought for its own ...
... comedy is concerned , it should be recognized that the demand for realism is unjusti- fied . Comedy is an artificial thing and so only the appearance , not the reality , of naturalism is in place . The laugh must be sought for its own ...
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