Greek tragedy

Name: Greek tragedy
Author: Norwood, Gilbert

Norwood, Gilbert

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

— performance, a State function, 50.

  — renaissance in Great Britain, p. v.

  — structure, pp. v, vi, etc.

  — — of E. _Medea_, 196-7.

  Dress, effect of, on acting, 70.

  — of actors and chorus, 68-70.

  — — satyric chorus, 69.

  — — chorus in E. _Bac._, 68-9.

  — — Furies in Æ. _Eum._, 69.

  Dressing-room, 52.

  Ecclesia of Athens, 270.

  Eccyclema, 64, 66-8;
    in Æ. _Eum._, 67, 111 n.;
    in E. _H. Fur._, 229.

  Editions of E. _Medea_, 22 and n., 195-6;
    of _Hippol._, 213-5.

  Effect of dress and masks on acting, 70.

  Egyptian herald in Æ. _Suppl._, 123-4, and Eg. messenger in E.
        _Hel._, 258 ff.

  — sculpture, 126.

  Elaphebolion, month (Mar.-Apr.), 49.

  Elegies of Ion, 23.

  Elements of tragedy, acc. to Aristotle, 44.

  Eleusinian mysteries, 10-11.

  Eleusinians in E. _Erech._, 297.

  Elizabethan dramatists, 5.

  — stage-directions, and eccyclema, 66-7.

  Embassy to Syracuse, E. on, 17.

  Encores, 83.

  Epigrams of Ion, 23.

  Episodes, 4 and n., 12.

  — Ar.’s definition of, 47.

  Episodic plot of _Hecuba_, 216.

  — plots of E., 312 ff.

  Epitaph of Æ., 10 n.

  Eponymus, Archon, 60.

  Eretrian philosophic school, 39.

  Eruption of Etna, 91.

  Etymology of “tragedy,” 62 n.

  Eunuch in Phrynichus’ _Phœnissæ_, 7.

  Euripidean influence in S. _Philoct._, 163.

  — — — — _Trach._, 159-60.

  — _Supplices_, 65.

  — versification of Sosiphanes, 41.

  Evidence of architectural remains, in stage controversy, 57-8.

  — — extant dramas, in stage controversy, 56-7.

  — — tradition, in stage controversy, 57.

  Examining-boards and S. _Ajax_, p. vi.

  Exodos, 78;
    Ar.’s definition of, 47.

  “Expedit esse deos,” 257 n.

  Fate in Æ., 130;
    in E., 318;
    in E. _Troades_, 246.

  “Fates” in British Museum, 182.

  Faults in _Œ. Tyr._, 150 ff.

  Fixed proscenium, 58.

  Flowers, Chæremon’s love of, 32-3.

  Flute-players, 6, 60, 70-2.

  Form, dramatic, p. v.

  Fourth actor, 71.

  Fragments of Aristophanes, 119 and n.

  — — Æ., 117 ff.;
    of E., 295 ff.;
    of S., 173-6.

  French Revolution, 30.

  Frenzies in E. _Orestes_, 275;
    frenzy, 65.

  Fundamental law in criticism of Greek tragedy, 155.

  Furies, 67-8, 111 ff., 249;
    and Attica, 131;
    grove of, 168 ff.;
    in Æ. _Choeph._, 108;
    _Eum._, 77 n.;
    in S. _Œ. Col._, 169;
    in E. _Iph. T._, 247;
    _Orestes_, 269.

  Gallery, 51.

  — on Elizabethan stage, 65.

  Gamelion, month (Jan.-Feb.), 49.

  Gangways, 51.

  General appreciation of Æ., 120 ff.;
    of S., 177 ff.;
    of E., 310 ff.

  Generals, board of, 13.

  Generals’ seats, 81.

  Geography, in _Prometheus_-trilogy, and _Daughters of Sun_, of Æ.,
        119;
    and in S. _Triptolemus_, 173.

  Ghost of Clytæmnestra, in Æ. _Eum._, 111 ff.

  — — Polydorus, in E. _Hec._, 215 ff.

  Ghosts in theatre, 55, 64.

  Goat as tragic prize, 62.

  “Goat-song,” 62 n.

  “God” in E., 283 f.

  Golden Fleece in E. _Medea_, 192 ff.

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Greek tragedy

Norwood, Gilbert

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

— performance, a State function, 50.

  — renaissance in Great Britain, p. v.

  — structure, pp. v, vi, etc.

  — — of E. _Medea_, 196-7.

  Dress, effect of, on acting, 70.

  — of actors and chorus, 68-70.

  — — satyric chorus, 69.

  — — chorus in E. _Bac._, 68-9.

  — — Furies in Æ. _Eum._, 69.

  Dressing-room, 52.

  Ecclesia of Athens, 270.

  Eccyclema, 64, 66-8;
    in Æ. _Eum._, 67, 111 n.;
    in E. _H. Fur._, 229.

  Editions of E. _Medea_, 22 and n., 195-6;
    of _Hippol._, 213-5.

  Effect of dress and masks on acting, 70.

  Egyptian herald in Æ. _Suppl._, 123-4, and Eg. messenger in E.
        _Hel._, 258 ff.

  — sculpture, 126.

  Elaphebolion, month (Mar.-Apr.), 49.

  Elegies of Ion, 23.

  Elements of tragedy, acc. to Aristotle, 44.

  Eleusinian mysteries, 10-11.

  Eleusinians in E. _Erech._, 297.

  Elizabethan dramatists, 5.

  — stage-directions, and eccyclema, 66-7.

  Embassy to Syracuse, E. on, 17.

  Encores, 83.

  Epigrams of Ion, 23.

  Episodes, 4 and n., 12.

  — Ar.’s definition of, 47.

  Episodic plot of _Hecuba_, 216.

  — plots of E., 312 ff.

  Epitaph of Æ., 10 n.

  Eponymus, Archon, 60.

  Eretrian philosophic school, 39.

  Eruption of Etna, 91.

  Etymology of “tragedy,” 62 n.

  Eunuch in Phrynichus’ _Phœnissæ_, 7.

  Euripidean influence in S. _Philoct._, 163.

  — — — — _Trach._, 159-60.

  — _Supplices_, 65.

  — versification of Sosiphanes, 41.

  Evidence of architectural remains, in stage controversy, 57-8.

  — — extant dramas, in stage controversy, 56-7.

  — — tradition, in stage controversy, 57.

  Examining-boards and S. _Ajax_, p. vi.

  Exodos, 78;
    Ar.’s definition of, 47.

  “Expedit esse deos,” 257 n.

  Fate in Æ., 130;
    in E., 318;
    in E. _Troades_, 246.

  “Fates” in British Museum, 182.

  Faults in _Œ. Tyr._, 150 ff.

  Fixed proscenium, 58.

  Flowers, Chæremon’s love of, 32-3.

  Flute-players, 6, 60, 70-2.

  Form, dramatic, p. v.

  Fourth actor, 71.

  Fragments of Aristophanes, 119 and n.

  — — Æ., 117 ff.;
    of E., 295 ff.;
    of S., 173-6.

  French Revolution, 30.

  Frenzies in E. _Orestes_, 275;
    frenzy, 65.

  Fundamental law in criticism of Greek tragedy, 155.

  Furies, 67-8, 111 ff., 249;
    and Attica, 131;
    grove of, 168 ff.;
    in Æ. _Choeph._, 108;
    _Eum._, 77 n.;
    in S. _Œ. Col._, 169;
    in E. _Iph. T._, 247;
    _Orestes_, 269.

  Gallery, 51.

  — on Elizabethan stage, 65.

  Gamelion, month (Jan.-Feb.), 49.

  Gangways, 51.

  General appreciation of Æ., 120 ff.;
    of S., 177 ff.;
    of E., 310 ff.

  Generals, board of, 13.

  Generals’ seats, 81.

  Geography, in _Prometheus_-trilogy, and _Daughters of Sun_, of Æ.,
        119;
    and in S. _Triptolemus_, 173.

  Ghost of Clytæmnestra, in Æ. _Eum._, 111 ff.

  — — Polydorus, in E. _Hec._, 215 ff.

  Ghosts in theatre, 55, 64.

  Goat as tragic prize, 62.

  “Goat-song,” 62 n.

  “God” in E., 283 f.

  Golden Fleece in E. _Medea_, 192 ff.

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