Essays And Studies By Members Of The English Association Classic Reprint

Author : C. H. Herford
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ISBN 13 : 9781331275930
Total Pages : 188 pages
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Download or read book Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by C. H. Herford and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association, Vol. 4 Both printer and actor become students of Kulturgeschichte in the process, though, like Monsieur Jourdain, they may not know it; they are both exploring outlying regions in the field of human culture. But the fact is that the collection in the American University has not been brought together for this reason. It has a far more pretentious purpose than this. It is called a 'dramatic' (not merely a theatrical) museum, and those responsible for its existence have brought together their interesting collection because they believe that these theatrical antiquities are an essential instrument of dramatic criticism. They believe that dramatic literature cannot be intelligently studied without an understanding of all that has gone on in the playhouses of the world from the very beginnings of the drama. The shape of the stage, the scenery, the audience and its characteristics, the lighting of the house, and many other things must be considered and understood before the art of the drama can be understood and appreciated. This raises a serious question of literary theory. For while we were willing to follow the printer's studies in the history of typography, with real interest, and without a careful weighing of the relative merits of printing and other arts and crafts, the case would be quite different if he insisted that we cannot understand the history of literature without studying the history of printing; and we should be especially inclined to examine the merits of his contention if we found that it was accepted without question by a considerable number of literary critics. The thesis of the directors of the 'dramatic museum' is a popular one in this age; actors, playwrights, and dramatic critics alike agree with them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.