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 135
... produce plays that people may go to who disdain the com- mercial theatre . They languish . The intelligentsia cannot ... produced by these societies . They are trying to do something for which the drama is unsuited ; once they have got a ...
... produce plays that people may go to who disdain the com- mercial theatre . They languish . The intelligentsia cannot ... produced by these societies . They are trying to do something for which the drama is unsuited ; once they have got a ...
Page 143
... producing an elaborate school of performers , succumbed when musical instruments were invented that produced more beautifully the peculiar effects it sought ; and there is no reason why prose drama should not suffer the same fate . It ...
... producing an elaborate school of performers , succumbed when musical instruments were invented that produced more beautifully the peculiar effects it sought ; and there is no reason why prose drama should not suffer the same fate . It ...
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... produced chiefly by amateurs is thin in comparison with that of the countries in which a number of men , with ... produces the best of which he is capable . Since writing is a healthy occupation , he will probably go on living long after ...
... produced chiefly by amateurs is thin in comparison with that of the countries in which a number of men , with ... produces the best of which he is capable . Since writing is a healthy occupation , he will probably go on living long after ...
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