History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... play called the Satire of the Three Estates , which was performed at Edinburgh and Cupar- in - Fife , and was supposed to have some effect in causing the overthrow of the Catholic church in Scotland . The reign of Henry VIII ...
... play called the Satire of the Three Estates , which was performed at Edinburgh and Cupar- in - Fife , and was supposed to have some effect in causing the overthrow of the Catholic church in Scotland . The reign of Henry VIII ...
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... plays , and originator of an affected and conceited style of speech called Euphuism ; Sackville , Earl of Dorset ; George Gascoigne ; Thomas Lodge ; and Robert Southwell ; in all of whose works are to be found some strikingly beautiful ...
... plays , and originator of an affected and conceited style of speech called Euphuism ; Sackville , Earl of Dorset ; George Gascoigne ; Thomas Lodge ; and Robert Southwell ; in all of whose works are to be found some strikingly beautiful ...
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... plays of ancient Greece and Rome , but in representations of the principal supernatural events of the Old and New Testaments , and of the history of the saints ; whence they were denominated Miracles , or Miracle Plays . Originally they ...
... plays of ancient Greece and Rome , but in representations of the principal supernatural events of the Old and New Testaments , and of the history of the saints ; whence they were denominated Miracles , or Miracle Plays . Originally they ...
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... plays which enjoyed popularity in the reign of Henry VIII . It was about that time that acting first became a distinct profession : both miracles and moral plays had previously been represented by clergymen , schoolboys , or the members ...
... plays which enjoyed popularity in the reign of Henry VIII . It was about that time that acting first became a distinct profession : both miracles and moral plays had previously been represented by clergymen , schoolboys , or the members ...
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... plays . His dramatic compositions , some of which were produced before 1521 , generally represented some ludicrous familiar incident , in a style of the broadest and coarsest farce , but yet with no small skill and talent . One , called ...
... plays . His dramatic compositions , some of which were produced before 1521 , generally represented some ludicrous familiar incident , in a style of the broadest and coarsest farce , but yet with no small skill and talent . One , called ...
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