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Page 43
... Barker , in his Preface ( 1927 ) , described the first scene as having ' a certain megalithic grandeur ' . It was in fact Hazlitt who had first used the metaphor , referring to Lear in terms of ' a proud monument in the gap of nature ...
... Barker , in his Preface ( 1927 ) , described the first scene as having ' a certain megalithic grandeur ' . It was in fact Hazlitt who had first used the metaphor , referring to Lear in terms of ' a proud monument in the gap of nature ...
Page 44
... Barker's Preface , published in 1927 , which made confident and influential claims for the play's supreme actability and importance in modern terms . As it began to be perceived in terms of the falling monolith , embodying all the ...
... Barker's Preface , published in 1927 , which made confident and influential claims for the play's supreme actability and importance in modern terms . As it began to be perceived in terms of the falling monolith , embodying all the ...
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... Barker was unafraid of grand entrances . In the production to which he acted as advisor , in 1940 , he had Gielgud enter ' ceremoniously from the side carrying a huge staff ' and take command of centre stage , rapping out commands ( Barker ...
... Barker was unafraid of grand entrances . In the production to which he acted as advisor , in 1940 , he had Gielgud enter ' ceremoniously from the side carrying a huge staff ' and take command of centre stage , rapping out commands ( Barker ...
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