The Foundations of a National Drama a Span Classsearchtermspan Classsea
The Foundations of a National Drama a Span Classsearchtermspan Classsea
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It can give to the drama only what is transitory and perishable, its second best. It cannot give the drama its highest and most enduring achieve- ments. The most beautiful scenery rots in a few years. Therefore, the drama is not, and cannot be, in any large or worthy way a scenic art. It is necessary to enforce this at the present moment, when there is a disposition to think that Shakespeare, with his usual superhuman foresight, wrote his plays as librettos to schemes of twentieth century theat...rical decorative art. If that was really his main purpose, then his recent producers are amply justified, and the plays maybe defended on the ground of affording them an excellent opportunity to make a reputation.
And henceforth Shakespeare should be studied from that point of view; as, indeed, he already seems to be in our modern theatre. Shakespeare is the best and strongest of all pegs to hang a reputation on ; as Bacon has recently discovered.
But if Shakespeare did not write his plays with this main purpose, what is the value of elaborate schemes of decoration that distract the attention of the audience from the work of the dramatist ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It can give to the drama only what is transitory and perishable, its second best. It cannot give the drama its highest and most enduring achieve- ments. The most beautiful scenery rots in a few years. Therefore, the drama is not, and cannot be, in any large or worthy way a scenic art. It is necessary to enforce this at the present moment, when there is a disposition to think that Shakespeare, with his usual superhuman foresight, wrote his plays as librettos to schemes of twentieth century theat...rical decorative art. If that was really his main purpose, then his recent producers are amply justified, and the plays maybe defended on the ground of affording them an excellent opportunity to make a reputation.
And henceforth Shakespeare should be studied from that point of view; as, indeed, he already seems to be in our modern theatre. Shakespeare is the best and strongest of all pegs to hang a reputation on ; as Bacon has recently discovered.
But if Shakespeare did not write his plays with this main purpose, what is the value of elaborate schemes of decoration that distract the attention of the audience from the work of the dramatist ?
What to read after The Foundations of a National Drama a Span Classsearchtermspan Classsea?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jones Henry Arthur to read onlineMoreLess
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