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Page 139
... comic ' , and gave rise to many varie- ties of tragedy and comedy . But there was a difference as well . While in Greek drama the ' tragic ' and the ' comic ' were realised in the contrasted yet comple- mentary forms of Tragedy and ...
... comic ' , and gave rise to many varie- ties of tragedy and comedy . But there was a difference as well . While in Greek drama the ' tragic ' and the ' comic ' were realised in the contrasted yet comple- mentary forms of Tragedy and ...
Page 155
... comic spirit breathes in a purely intellectual atmosphere : its weapons are wit and common- sense , its butt is human vanity , egoism , pride and all un - social traits : the beneficiaries are the audience , who are edified as well as ...
... comic spirit breathes in a purely intellectual atmosphere : its weapons are wit and common- sense , its butt is human vanity , egoism , pride and all un - social traits : the beneficiaries are the audience , who are edified as well as ...
Page 157
... comic dramatist may be the imperfection , the disillusion , of man- kind , his message is none the less wholesome ... comic muse and drunk with the comic spirit , Shakespeare is best revealed in the comparatively early play , Love's ...
... comic dramatist may be the imperfection , the disillusion , of man- kind , his message is none the less wholesome ... comic muse and drunk with the comic spirit , Shakespeare is best revealed in the comparatively early play , Love's ...
Contents
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 21 |
III | 31 |
BACKGROUNDS CLASSICAL AND CHRISTIAN | 42 |
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