AeschylusBlackwood, 1870 - 196 pages |
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... tion was made to the simplicity of this chorus . Thes- pis , an inhabitant of one of the country districts , in- troduced into the pauses of the choric song a rude dialogue , maintained probably at first by himself on the one hand , and ...
... tion was made to the simplicity of this chorus . Thes- pis , an inhabitant of one of the country districts , in- troduced into the pauses of the choric song a rude dialogue , maintained probably at first by himself on the one hand , and ...
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... tion to fight at Salamis for the liberty of Greece . Never has there been a city of which its people might be more justly proud , whether they looked to its past or to its future , than Athens in the days of Eschylus . But all are ...
... tion to fight at Salamis for the liberty of Greece . Never has there been a city of which its people might be more justly proud , whether they looked to its past or to its future , than Athens in the days of Eschylus . But all are ...
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... closely that of worshippers in the rites of Bacchus . It was generally gay and bright in colour , and admitted but little distinction between men and women . tion of affairs . They use no elaborate gestures , 14 ESCHYLUS .
... closely that of worshippers in the rites of Bacchus . It was generally gay and bright in colour , and admitted but little distinction between men and women . tion of affairs . They use no elaborate gestures , 14 ESCHYLUS .
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Reginald Stephen Copleston. tion of affairs . They use no elaborate gestures , and make no attempt to express feeling by changes of countenance - such efforts would be useless in so large a place , even if the face were not hidden by the ...
Reginald Stephen Copleston. tion of affairs . They use no elaborate gestures , and make no attempt to express feeling by changes of countenance - such efforts would be useless in so large a place , even if the face were not hidden by the ...
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... tion , and are executed on so large a scale that they may bear to dispense with finish . If all Greek art is typified by the statue , those statues which correspond to the plays of Eschylus are colossal . And to gain even a slight ...
... tion , and are executed on so large a scale that they may bear to dispense with finish . If all Greek art is typified by the statue , those statues which correspond to the plays of Eschylus are colossal . And to gain even a slight ...
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A. C. vol actors Ægisthus Ægyptus æther Agamemnon altar Antistrophe Apollo Areopagus Argive Argos Atè Athenian Athens Atossa Atreus avenge awful Bacchus bear beautiful blood brother Calchas chant chief Chorus citizens Clytemnestra comes cries crime curse Danaids dance Darius dark dead death deed deities doth dread earth Electra Erinnys Eschylus Eteocles Eumenides express eyes fall fate father fear Furies GEOGRAPHY Geology goddess gods Greece Greek grief hand hath hear heaven hero honour host Jove king Laius lamentation land maidens messenger mortal mother numbers o'er orchestra Orestes palace Pallas Pelasgus Pelops Persian Persian war play poet Polynices pray prayers pride Prometheus queen race Salamis says scene Scythia sing slain solemn song speaks stage stands story strain Strophe sufferings suppliant tell temple TEXT-BOOK theatre Theban Thebes thee thou Thyestes tion tomb tragedy Troy utter vengeance wail words wrath Xerxes Zeus
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