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... drama ; and the drama , which with the same breath molds the grotesque and the sublime , the terrible and the absurd , tragedy and comedy — the drama is the distinguish- ing characteristic of the third epoch of poetry , of the ...
... drama ; and the drama , which with the same breath molds the grotesque and the sublime , the terrible and the absurd , tragedy and comedy — the drama is the distinguish- ing characteristic of the third epoch of poetry , of the ...
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... dramas presents a grand epic aspect . But it is lyric poetry above all that befits the drama ; it never embarrasses it , adapts itself to all its caprices , disports itself in all forms , sometimes sublime as in Ariel , sometimes ...
... dramas presents a grand epic aspect . But it is lyric poetry above all that befits the drama ; it never embarrasses it , adapts itself to all its caprices , disports itself in all forms , sometimes sublime as in Ariel , sometimes ...
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... drama , therefore , must be a concentrating mirror , which , instead of weakening , concentrates and condenses the colored rays , which makes of a mere gleam a light , and of a light a flame . Then only is the drama acknowledged by art ...
... drama , therefore , must be a concentrating mirror , which , instead of weakening , concentrates and condenses the colored rays , which makes of a mere gleam a light , and of a light a flame . Then only is the drama acknowledged by art ...
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ALEXANDER POPE | 1 |
JOSEPH ADDISON | 24 |
FRANÇOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE | 35 |
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