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... comedist , while he wishes to condemn and criticize his objects , cannot hope to incite his audience either to direct action or to a purely emotional response ( especially in ages when the theatre is physically unrealistic ) . -- Direct ...
... comedist , while he wishes to condemn and criticize his objects , cannot hope to incite his audience either to direct action or to a purely emotional response ( especially in ages when the theatre is physically unrealistic ) . -- Direct ...
Page 190
... comedist's desire to assert a close connection between his play and contemporary society sometimes has a negative effect upon the general realism of the theatrical illusion . Striving to establish intimate contact with his audience ...
... comedist's desire to assert a close connection between his play and contemporary society sometimes has a negative effect upon the general realism of the theatrical illusion . Striving to establish intimate contact with his audience ...
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... comedist is dear . He too communicates both directly and indirectly with the audience : directly in his direct addresses to the spectator ( or through his representative , the normative character ) , and indirectly by means of his ...
... comedist is dear . He too communicates both directly and indirectly with the audience : directly in his direct addresses to the spectator ( or through his representative , the normative character ) , and indirectly by means of his ...
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