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... Comedy being so decisive a category ( without prejudice , of course , to incidental comedy in plays of various kinds ) the problem of terminology is not quite the same , and other terms , like " high comedy " , come to be used , whilst ...
... Comedy being so decisive a category ( without prejudice , of course , to incidental comedy in plays of various kinds ) the problem of terminology is not quite the same , and other terms , like " high comedy " , come to be used , whilst ...
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... comedy no less than to romantic , historical , and didactic plays . Comedy calls perhaps for a comment not necessary in respect of the latter kinds , because firstly the tone of comedy is more intellectually than emotionally determined ...
... comedy no less than to romantic , historical , and didactic plays . Comedy calls perhaps for a comment not necessary in respect of the latter kinds , because firstly the tone of comedy is more intellectually than emotionally determined ...
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... comedy to tears and sadness has often been remarked , just as , on the other hand , it has been pointed out that the first scene of Lear contains the elements of comedy . A study of the speeches of Arnolphe , the jealous guardian in ...
... comedy to tears and sadness has often been remarked , just as , on the other hand , it has been pointed out that the first scene of Lear contains the elements of comedy . A study of the speeches of Arnolphe , the jealous guardian in ...
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