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Page 136
... characters is some sort of relation which the reader establishes between the character and himself . He may recognize the character as true to some aspect of his ex- perience , so that reading the novel may give him the " pleasure of ...
... characters is some sort of relation which the reader establishes between the character and himself . He may recognize the character as true to some aspect of his ex- perience , so that reading the novel may give him the " pleasure of ...
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... character lies in his power of making characters develop upon the stage . His means are limited . Dramatic characters grow by what they do , what they say , and what is said of them . Much of Shakespeare's power of character develop ...
... character lies in his power of making characters develop upon the stage . His means are limited . Dramatic characters grow by what they do , what they say , and what is said of them . Much of Shakespeare's power of character develop ...
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Ralph Philip Boas. Really live characters have two qualities : they are at once individual and typical . The characters in pre- Shakespearean morality plays are pure types , merely alle- gorized attributes of human characters . The ...
Ralph Philip Boas. Really live characters have two qualities : they are at once individual and typical . The characters in pre- Shakespearean morality plays are pure types , merely alle- gorized attributes of human characters . The ...
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Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College Harvard University. Library. Lamont Library,Lamont Library No preview available - 1953 |