Browning and the Dramatic MonologueCurry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)
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Browning and the Dramatic Monologue
Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)
Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Criticism and interpretation; Dramatic monologues -- History and criticism
=DOBSON, AUSTIN,=
_Before Sedan_, 84
change of situation in, 84-86
Dooley monologues, 42
Hennessey in, 42-43
Dowden, Edward, on static dramatic, 110-111
on Muleykeh, 111
Dramatic art, important, 11
Dramatic instinct, overlooked, 31
necessary in human life, 30
listener in, 31
definition of, 103-104
illustrated by, 103-113
static dramatic, 110-111
nature of, 111-112
interprets odd moments, 156
=DRAYTON, MICHAEL=
_Come, let us kiss and part_, 116
=DRUMMOND, DR.=
French Canadian dialect, 129
_Dieudonne_, 225
_Duchess, My Last_, 96
Epic spirit, nature of, 102
in Tennyson's Ulysses, 102-103, 123
in Sir Galahad, 124
_Evelyn Hope_, 216
Expression, vocal, necessity of, 133-146
nature of, in the monologue, 147-172
FAULTS IN RENDERING A MONOLOGUE, 241-247
staginess, 241
monotony, cause of, 241-242
tameness, 242
declamation, 242-243
indefiniteness, 243
exaggeration, 244
cause of, false, 244-246
=FIELD, EUGENE=, Monologues in, 44
_Fireside, By the_, 277
Flexibility
illustrated by A Tale, 164
Flight of the Duchess, as illustration of monologue, 108-109
FORM OF LITERATURE, THE MONOLOGUE AS A, 100-115
not invented, 11-12, 100-101
Monologue, one, 100-113
Foss, Sam Walter, monologues by, 48
Fra Lippo Lippi, connection in, 81-83
=FREYTAG'S= definition of drama, 103-104
Grammarian's Funeral, A, situation in, 72-73
Grigsby's Station, a monologue, 47
Grotesque, nature of, 226
dramatic, importance of, 30-31
illustrations of, 33-39
HEARER, THE, 30-64
implied in dramatic art, 30-31
in monologue, necessary, 32
illustrated by Rabbi Ben Ezra, 36
in Bishop Blougram, 41-42
by Dooley and Hennessey, 43
in Riley's Nothin' to Say, 46-47
in Tennyson's Lady Clara, 50
Herve Riel, metre in, 203
Higginson, Col. T. W., story of Carlyle, 226
HISTORY OF THE MONOLOGUE, 113-132
in early literature, 113-116
in Burns, 117-118
=HOOD, THOMAS=, _Bridge of Sighs_, 209
Hunt, Leigh, Browning's method differs from, 25-26
Imitation, danger of, in High Tide, 171
IMPORTANCE OF MONOLOGUE, 248-264
illustrated by Saul, 248-252;
by Job, 253
by Ninetieth Psalm, 253-254;
by Prophets, 255
has educational value, 255
speakers, 255-256
proves necessity of voice to literature, 256
gives new course in speaking, 256;
illustration, 257
prevents students of art from being
mechanical, 258
shows necessity of art, 261
of any length or theme, 262
requires an artist, 263
requires no expensive scenery, 262
has limitations, 262
its range, 264
_In a Tunnel_, =BRET HARTE=, 173
_In a Year_, 201
_Incident of the French Camp_, 33
Inflection, function of, 151
importance of, 149-150, 157
Interpreter of monologue must command natural languages, 136
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