Excerpt from On Renascence Drama: Or History Made Visible Thou shalt never get such a secret from me but by a parable. Secrets of religion, . Polity, and philosophy are involved in parables. The political purpose of the renascence drama has never been defined. And yet for a patriotic object the series of plays so named were evidently written. The motive is avowed in prologue, epi logue, and induction; and everywhere throughout. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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