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“Rhetoric” and Poetic Drama
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“Rhetoric” and Poetic Drama

“Rhetoric” and Poetic Drama T. S. Eliot   The death of Rostand is the disappearance of the poet whom, more than any other in Fr...

Manasa Publications — October 12, 2026
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Euripides and Professor Murray
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Euripides and Professor Murray

Euripides and Professor Murray T. S. Eliot   The recent appearance of Miss Sybil Thorndyke as Medea at the Holborn Empire is a...

Manasa Publications — October 05, 2026
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The Possibility of a Poetic Drama
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The Possibility of a Poetic Drama

The Possibility of a Poetic Drama T. S. Eliot   The questions—why there is no poetic drama to-day, how the stage has lost all...

Manasa Publications — September 28, 2026
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Tradition and the Individual Talent
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Tradition and the Individual Talent

Tradition and the Individual Talent T. S. Eliot   I In English writing we seldom speak of tradition, though we occasionally a...

Manasa Publications — September 21, 2026
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