Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 41
... drama contains a number of allusions to Moslem countries and Moslem characters . The operatic play by Sir William Davenant that begins the history of the Restoration stage after the closing of the theatres in 1642 is the story of the ...
... drama contains a number of allusions to Moslem countries and Moslem characters . The operatic play by Sir William Davenant that begins the history of the Restoration stage after the closing of the theatres in 1642 is the story of the ...
Page 88
... drama declined during the entire eighteenth century . new and fresh developments appeared ; the dramatists were un- certain in their aims and were content to repeat old themes and old methods . It was an age of great actors , but not of ...
... drama declined during the entire eighteenth century . new and fresh developments appeared ; the dramatists were un- certain in their aims and were content to repeat old themes and old methods . It was an age of great actors , but not of ...
Page 194
... drama . The poets of the time who wrote drama , wrote for the closet rather than for the boards . Though Coleridge's Remorse was staged , its run was comparatively short ; and Landor's Count Julian was never intended for dramatic ...
... drama . The poets of the time who wrote drama , wrote for the closet rather than for the boards . Though Coleridge's Remorse was staged , its run was comparatively short ; and Landor's Count Julian was never intended for dramatic ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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