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Page 99
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 100
... drama . The screen gave that artificiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only it gave rise to situation . It gave the opportunity for all ...
... drama . The screen gave that artificiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only it gave rise to situation . It gave the opportunity for all ...
Page 101
... drama to which I have given so much of my life will soon be dead . The minor arts , which depend on the manners and customs of the time rather than on deep - seated human necessities , come and go . The madrigal which was once a popular ...
... drama to which I have given so much of my life will soon be dead . The minor arts , which depend on the manners and customs of the time rather than on deep - seated human necessities , come and go . The madrigal which was once a popular ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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