The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This 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 140
... drama took a wrong turning when the demand for realism led it to abandon the ornament of verse . Verse has a specific dramatic value as anyone can see by observing in himself the thrilling effect of a tirade in one of Racine's plays or ...
... drama took a wrong turning when the demand for realism led it to abandon the ornament of verse . Verse has a specific dramatic value as anyone can see by observing in himself the thrilling effect of a tirade in one of Racine's plays or ...
Page 142
... dramatic effects . that stimulated and excited the public . The drama- tist of ideas had to swallow the bitter pill that the intelligentsia for which he wrote would have nothing to do with his plays , but roared with laughter at the ...
... dramatic effects . that stimulated and excited the public . The drama- tist of ideas had to swallow the bitter pill that the intelligentsia for which he wrote would have nothing to do with his plays , but roared with laughter at the ...
Page 143
... drama should not suffer the same fate . It may be said that the screen can never give exactly the sympathetic thrill you feel when you see living persons in flesh and blood before you . It might very well have been said that strings and ...
... drama should not suffer the same fate . It may be said that the screen can never give exactly the sympathetic thrill you feel when you see living persons in flesh and blood before you . It might very well have been said that strings and ...
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