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Page 127
... turn affects them , and as these change minor changes follow both in the trappings of a play and in its themes . The invention of the telephone , for instance , has made many scenes redundant , has quickened the pace of plays and has ...
... turn affects them , and as these change minor changes follow both in the trappings of a play and in its themes . The invention of the telephone , for instance , has made many scenes redundant , has quickened the pace of plays and has ...
Page 209
... . The writer does not copy his originals ; he takes what he wants from them , a few traits that have caught his attention , a turn of mind that has fired his imagination , and therefrom constructs his 209 THE SUMMING UP.
... . The writer does not copy his originals ; he takes what he wants from them , a few traits that have caught his attention , a turn of mind that has fired his imagination , and therefrom constructs his 209 THE SUMMING UP.
Page 221
... to the standards of that narrow world , he has been kicked and cuffed , he will when grown up cuff and kick in his turn in order to assuage his wounded feelings . His interest is in his reaction to the work he 221 THE SUMMING UP.
... to the standards of that narrow world , he has been kicked and cuffed , he will when grown up cuff and kick in his turn in order to assuage his wounded feelings . His interest is in his reaction to the work he 221 THE SUMMING UP.
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