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 148
... claim has been made that the author's script is to be looked upon merely as a vehicle for the director to express his own ideas . Instances have been known of directors who imagined that they were playwrights . Gerald du Maurier , a ...
... claim has been made that the author's script is to be looked upon merely as a vehicle for the director to express his own ideas . Instances have been known of directors who imagined that they were playwrights . Gerald du Maurier , a ...
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... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
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William Somerset Maugham. Ixi That is a claim that the author has always made and to this he has added another claim : he has as- serted that he was not as other men and in conse- quence not amenable to their rules . Other men have ...
William Somerset Maugham. Ixi That is a claim that the author has always made and to this he has added another claim : he has as- serted that he was not as other men and in conse- quence not amenable to their rules . Other men have ...
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