Dissertations on the Eumenides of Aeschylus: With the Greek Text and Critical RemarksPrinted at the Pitt Press, by John Smith, for J. and J.J. Deighton, 1835 - 261 |
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Strona 223 - as with all men of profound feeling among the Greeks from the earliest times, Jupiter is the only real God in the higher sense of the word. Although he is in the spirit of ancient Theology a generated God, arisen out of an imperfect state of things and not produced till the third stage of the development of nature
Strona iii - and claims the attention of every person who would fully understand the Drama of ^Eschylus in general, as well as have a thorough perception of the peculiar beauties and train of ideas which characterize the Tragedy of the Eumenides.
Strona iii - which he tells us is the fruit of long and frequent study, is generally acknowledged to be a very excellent piece of composition, embodying the full spirit as well as sense of the original. The text is here prefixed, as an indispensable accompaniment to the Dissertations, and the necessary explanations respecting it are given in the Critical
Strona 222 - exert his influence directly, like Apollo, Minerva, and the Erinnyes; but, whereas Apollo is prophet and exegetes by virtue of wisdom derived from him and Minerva is indebted to him for her sway over States and Assemblies,—nay, the very Erinnyes exercise their
Strona iii - EUMENIDES has deservedly obtained the approbation of some of the first Scholars of the day : it is an admirable specimen of the Author's searching and comprehensive spirit of
Strona 156 - which was preserved from the sacrificial death by the substitution of a ram, this animal as a sin-offering takes the place of man even in cases where there was no slain to be appeased. Besides, it would be very strange if the slain, whose Erinnys is the chief thing to be pacified, received a
Strona iii - It will be found to be highly emended ; and the arrangement of the Choral Odes, as also the Author's exposition on this subject in the first Dissertation are particularly deserving of attention.
Strona 186 - the feeling of deep offence, of bitter displeasure, when sacred rights belonging to us are impiously violated by persons who ought most to have respected them.
Strona 212 - for a certain epoch, a crisis preparatory only to a higher development. With him the world of Olympian Gods is in perfect unison with the original powers, and, as it were, nothing more than an improvement upon them.
Strona 123 - Minerva says, she heard the voice of Orestes from afar at the banks of the Scamander, where she had forestalled foreign usurpation by taking possession of the country assigned as a meed of honour to the Athenians and to herself by the Allied Greeks before Troy. This is obviously the meaning of