Greek tragedy

Name: Greek tragedy
Author: Norwood, Gilbert

Norwood, Gilbert

Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism; Mythology, Greek, in literature

— — S. _Electra_, 141 ff.

  Ægyptus, in Æ. _Supplices_, 84.

  ÆLIAN, his _Varia Historia_, xiv. 40, p. 35 n.; ii. 8, p. 243 n.

  Æneas, in S. _Laocoon_, 174.

  — — — _Rhesus_, 291 ff.

  _Æneid_, _see_ VERGIL.

  Æolus in E. _Melanippe_, 305.

  _Ærope_, _see_ CARCINUS.

  ÆSCHINES, 70 and n., 83.

  ÆSCHYLUS, 4, 5, 6, 10-17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 38, 70, 75-6, 82, =84= ff.,
        173, 177, 179, 180, 182, 192, 249, 275, 276 n., 284, 293, 296,
        297, 309, 311, 325, 357.

  — a ballet-master, 78.

  — and Até, 129.

  — — Chthonian religion, 130.

  — — Conscience, 130.

  — — Euripides, 121, 315-7, etc.

  — — Fate, 125, 130.

  — — Homer, 118.

  — — Olympians, 130.

  — — Zeus, 213.

  — as dramatist, 125 ff.

  — — literary artist, 120-5.

  — creator of tragic diction, 122.

  — death, 11.

  — desk, 34.

  — epitaph, 10 n.

  — general appreciation of, 120 ff.

  — grandeur of language, 121.

  — his interest in politics, 128 and n.

  — in Horace _Ars Poet._, 56.

  — invented dress of tragic actors, 69.

  — metaphors, 123.

  — metre, 334.

  — picturesqueness in characterisation, language and structure,
        123-8.

  — religious views, 128.

  — simplicity of structure and language, 122, 126.

  — _Agamemnon_, vi, 16, 55, 62, 64, 71, 77, 86, =99-106=, 109,
        110, 126, 213 and n., 245, 317, 338, 345.

  — — beacon-speech in, 124.

  — — chariots and horses in, 64.

  — — chorus in, 79.

  — — eccyclema in, 66.

  — — herald in, 73.

  — — watchman in, 124.
    [ll. partly or wholly quoted, 2, 160-83, 184-249, 494-5, 750-7, 975
        _sqq._, 988 _sqq._, 1147, 1434, 1530 _sqq._]

  — _Choephorœ_, 16, 20, 56, 64, 104, =106-10=, 126, 142, 253, 258,
        270, 279.

  — — chorus in, 79.

  — — invocation of Ag.’s shade in, 74.

  — — nurse in, 124.

  — — tomb in, 64.
    [ll. 313 _sq._, 451-2, 647, 870-4, 889, 900, 930, 1075-6.]

  — _Eumenides_, 42 n., 55 n., 56, 68, 110, =111-7=, 121, 128, 217,
        249.

  — — chorus in, 76.

  — — dress of Furies in, 69.

  — — eccyclema in, 67.

  — — jury in, 70.

  — — propompi in, 71.

  — — scene changes in, 63.

  — — shade of Clytæmnestra in, 107 n.
    [ll. 116, 137-8, 283, 398-401, 517-9, 640-51, 681-710, 747, 788
        _sq._, 886.]

  — _Niobe_, 119.

  — _Persæ_, 8, 9, 10, 18, 38, 47, 64, =86-9=, 123, 125.

  — — ghost in, 107 n.

  — — metre in, 356.

  — — only extant tragedy on non-mythological subject, 87.

  — — and Phrynichus’ _Phœnissæ_, 8, 9.
    [ll. 81 _sq._, 115, 126 _sq._, 346, 361-2, 395, 480-514, 815.]

  — _Prometheus Vinctus_, 57, 65, =91-8=, 109, 124, 125, 128, 244.
    [ll. 12, 15, 89-90, 115, 170, 350-2, 415-20, 993, 1068.]

  — _Septem contra Thebas_, 20, =89-91=, 95, 123, 125, 267 n., 268 n.
    [ll. 375 _sqq._, 493-4, 591-4, 689-91, 895 _sqq._]

  — _Supplices_, 7, 12, 76, 77, =84-6=, 95, 121, 123, 124, 126.

  — — chorus in, 76.
    [ll. 12, 91-5, 230-1, 418 _sqq._, 582 _sqq._, 608, 656, 836-7,
        991-4, 994-1013, 1068.]

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Greek tragedy

Norwood, Gilbert

Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism; Mythology, Greek, in literature

— — S. _Electra_, 141 ff.

  Ægyptus, in Æ. _Supplices_, 84.

  ÆLIAN, his _Varia Historia_, xiv. 40, p. 35 n.; ii. 8, p. 243 n.

  Æneas, in S. _Laocoon_, 174.

  — — — _Rhesus_, 291 ff.

  _Æneid_, _see_ VERGIL.

  Æolus in E. _Melanippe_, 305.

  _Ærope_, _see_ CARCINUS.

  ÆSCHINES, 70 and n., 83.

  ÆSCHYLUS, 4, 5, 6, 10-17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 38, 70, 75-6, 82, =84= ff.,
        173, 177, 179, 180, 182, 192, 249, 275, 276 n., 284, 293, 296,
        297, 309, 311, 325, 357.

  — a ballet-master, 78.

  — and Até, 129.

  — — Chthonian religion, 130.

  — — Conscience, 130.

  — — Euripides, 121, 315-7, etc.

  — — Fate, 125, 130.

  — — Homer, 118.

  — — Olympians, 130.

  — — Zeus, 213.

  — as dramatist, 125 ff.

  — — literary artist, 120-5.

  — creator of tragic diction, 122.

  — death, 11.

  — desk, 34.

  — epitaph, 10 n.

  — general appreciation of, 120 ff.

  — grandeur of language, 121.

  — his interest in politics, 128 and n.

  — in Horace _Ars Poet._, 56.

  — invented dress of tragic actors, 69.

  — metaphors, 123.

  — metre, 334.

  — picturesqueness in characterisation, language and structure,
        123-8.

  — religious views, 128.

  — simplicity of structure and language, 122, 126.

  — _Agamemnon_, vi, 16, 55, 62, 64, 71, 77, 86, =99-106=, 109,
        110, 126, 213 and n., 245, 317, 338, 345.

  — — beacon-speech in, 124.

  — — chariots and horses in, 64.

  — — chorus in, 79.

  — — eccyclema in, 66.

  — — herald in, 73.

  — — watchman in, 124.
    [ll. partly or wholly quoted, 2, 160-83, 184-249, 494-5, 750-7, 975
        _sqq._, 988 _sqq._, 1147, 1434, 1530 _sqq._]

  — _Choephorœ_, 16, 20, 56, 64, 104, =106-10=, 126, 142, 253, 258,
        270, 279.

  — — chorus in, 79.

  — — invocation of Ag.’s shade in, 74.

  — — nurse in, 124.

  — — tomb in, 64.
    [ll. 313 _sq._, 451-2, 647, 870-4, 889, 900, 930, 1075-6.]

  — _Eumenides_, 42 n., 55 n., 56, 68, 110, =111-7=, 121, 128, 217,
        249.

  — — chorus in, 76.

  — — dress of Furies in, 69.

  — — eccyclema in, 67.

  — — jury in, 70.

  — — propompi in, 71.

  — — scene changes in, 63.

  — — shade of Clytæmnestra in, 107 n.
    [ll. 116, 137-8, 283, 398-401, 517-9, 640-51, 681-710, 747, 788
        _sq._, 886.]

  — _Niobe_, 119.

  — _Persæ_, 8, 9, 10, 18, 38, 47, 64, =86-9=, 123, 125.

  — — ghost in, 107 n.

  — — metre in, 356.

  — — only extant tragedy on non-mythological subject, 87.

  — — and Phrynichus’ _Phœnissæ_, 8, 9.
    [ll. 81 _sq._, 115, 126 _sq._, 346, 361-2, 395, 480-514, 815.]

  — _Prometheus Vinctus_, 57, 65, =91-8=, 109, 124, 125, 128, 244.
    [ll. 12, 15, 89-90, 115, 170, 350-2, 415-20, 993, 1068.]

  — _Septem contra Thebas_, 20, =89-91=, 95, 123, 125, 267 n., 268 n.
    [ll. 375 _sqq._, 493-4, 591-4, 689-91, 895 _sqq._]

  — _Supplices_, 7, 12, 76, 77, =84-6=, 95, 121, 123, 124, 126.

  — — chorus in, 76.
    [ll. 12, 91-5, 230-1, 418 _sqq._, 582 _sqq._, 608, 656, 836-7,
        991-4, 994-1013, 1068.]

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