The Language of TragedyColumbia University Press, 1947 - 411 pagina's "An exploration into the nature of verse tragedy. Specifically, it attempts to discover the relationship between the language of plays written in verse and the dramatic nature of the form...The study is confined, further, to English drama for the most part."--Preface. |
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THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM | 1 |
THE ELIZABETHAN TRADITION | 16 |
TRAGEDY AND THE HEROIC PLAY | 154 |
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