Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol 2 of 2)

Symonds, John Addington · 1893

Two Conditions for the Development of a National Drama.--The Attic Audience.--The Persian War.--Nemesis the Cardinal Idea of Greek Tragedy.--Traces of the Doctrine of Nemesis in Early Greek Poetry.--The Fixed Material of Greek Tragedy.--Athens in the Age of Euripides.--Changes introduced by him in Dramatic Art.--The Law of Progress in all Art.--Æschylus, Sophocles, Euripides.--The Treatment of #eupsychia# by Euripides.--Menoikeus.--The Death of Eteocles and Polynices.--Polyxena.--Medea.--Hippolytus.--Electra and Orestes.--Injustice done to Euripides by Recent Critics. Page 9 Alexandrian and Byzantine Anthologies.--Titles of the Lost Plays of Æschylus.--The _Lycurgeia_.--The Trilogy…

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