The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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Page 147
... character that I had in my mind's eye . It would be difficult to find on the Eng- lish stage a more competent ... character , then an actor is chosen because he has the traits the author has indi- cated ; but the addition of his ...
... character that I had in my mind's eye . It would be difficult to find on the Eng- lish stage a more competent ... character , then an actor is chosen because he has the traits the author has indi- cated ; but the addition of his ...
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... character of the man ; it does not always improve the character of the author . It may very well deprive him of that force which has brought him success . His individuality has been formed by his experiences ; his struggles , his frus ...
... character of the man ; it does not always improve the character of the author . It may very well deprive him of that force which has brought him success . His individuality has been formed by his experiences ; his struggles , his frus ...
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... characters ; Dickens , as we all know , portrayed his father in Mr Micawber and Leigh Hunt in Harold Skimpole . Turgenev stated that he could not create a character at all unless as a starting point he could fix his imagination on a ...
... characters ; Dickens , as we all know , portrayed his father in Mr Micawber and Leigh Hunt in Harold Skimpole . Turgenev stated that he could not create a character at all unless as a starting point he could fix his imagination on a ...
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