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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: Smith Elder Subjects: English drama Literary Criticism / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II THE NATION AND THE DEAMA I. The Function of a Great Drama -- To be both National and Universal -- How that of England fulfilled this -- England and the Renaissance -- Fifty Years of Mental Activity. -- II. Transitional Character of that Age in England. -- III. Youthfulness -- Turbulence -- Marked Personality. -- IV. The Italians of the Benaissance -- Cellini. -- V. Distinguishing Characteristics of the English -- Superior Moral Qualities -- Travelling -- Eudeness of Society -- The Medley of the Age. -- VI. How the Drama represented Society -- Determination of the Romantic Species -- Its Specific Quality -- Materials of Plays -- Heywood's Boast. -- VII. Imperfections of the Romantic Style. -- VIII. Treatment of Character -- Violent Changes -- Types of Evil -- Fantastic Horrors. -- IX. Insanity. -- X. Meditations upon Death. -- XI. Sombre Philosophy of Life -- Melancholy -- Religious Feeling. -- XII. Blending of Gay with Grave -- Types of Female Character -- Boy-Actors. -- XIII. Comedy of Life and of Imagination -- Shaksperian Comedy -- Fletcher's Romantic Comedy and Comedy of Intrigue -- Hybrids between Pastoral and Allegory -- Farce -- Comedy of Manners -- Jonson. -- XIV. Questions for Criticism. -- XV. Three Main Points relating to English Drama. -- XVI. National Public -- England compared...

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