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... tion , but they are wrong if they think it an intelligent one . xxvi In my youth , when my instinctive feeling about a book differed from that of authoritative critics I did not hesitate to conclude that I was wrong . I did not know how ...
... tion , but they are wrong if they think it an intelligent one . xxvi In my youth , when my instinctive feeling about a book differed from that of authoritative critics I did not hesitate to conclude that I was wrong . I did not know how ...
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... tion which cannot be translated into this , and the humour whose appeal is mental , have little value for it . It may be that , for some time at all events , such plays would have their appeal . But so far as comedy is concerned , it ...
... tion which cannot be translated into this , and the humour whose appeal is mental , have little value for it . It may be that , for some time at all events , such plays would have their appeal . But so far as comedy is concerned , it ...
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... tion , and as I have pointed out , a play is more than any other artistic product a matter of collective effort . I found it more and more difficult to work in harmony with my collaborators . It is often said that good actors can get ...
... tion , and as I have pointed out , a play is more than any other artistic product a matter of collective effort . I found it more and more difficult to work in harmony with my collaborators . It is often said that good actors can get ...
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