The Development of Shakespeare as a Dramatist (Classic Re...
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Excerpt from The Development of Shakespeare as a Dramatist
Why it is that the drama cannot at any time wholly break away from the prejudices, tastes, [and ideals of the public for which it is written, M. Edelstand Du Méril has clearly stated 1 In the drama the per sonality of the author is effaced even more completely than in the epic or other forms of poetry. It is no longer he who speaks. All the figures return suc cessively to life, a litt...