The Agamemnon of Æschylus, tr. [and] illustr. by a diss. on Grecian tragedy, by J.S. Harford1831 |
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... character , and not equally rich in the display of those simple but vivid impressions , which the grand objects of nature , and the ties of kindred and of country , make upon a primitive and unadul- terated people . Thus the earliest ...
... character , and not equally rich in the display of those simple but vivid impressions , which the grand objects of nature , and the ties of kindred and of country , make upon a primitive and unadul- terated people . Thus the earliest ...
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... characters , which it brings before his view . This general definition will include all the various forms of interlocutory composition , as tra- gedy and comedy , the eclogue , the idyl , and the Socratic dialogue . But though , in a ...
... characters , which it brings before his view . This general definition will include all the various forms of interlocutory composition , as tra- gedy and comedy , the eclogue , the idyl , and the Socratic dialogue . But though , in a ...
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... character ; the one grave and lofty , whence tragedy originated , the other of a licentious and buffo de- scription , which formed the germ of comedy . * In all countries where the worship of Bacchus prevailed , it was strongly ...
... character ; the one grave and lofty , whence tragedy originated , the other of a licentious and buffo de- scription , which formed the germ of comedy . * In all countries where the worship of Bacchus prevailed , it was strongly ...
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... character , that the dramas of Æschylus , though full of terrible interest , should be deficient in grace and softness ; that his sublime conciseness * Sir Walter Scott's Essay on the Drama . should deviate sometimes into harshness and ...
... character , that the dramas of Æschylus , though full of terrible interest , should be deficient in grace and softness ; that his sublime conciseness * Sir Walter Scott's Essay on the Drama . should deviate sometimes into harshness and ...
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... character , as a degenerated scion of the ancient drama , thus expresses himself with regard to the Greek school . " Tragedy , as it was anciently composed , hath been ever held the gravest , moralest , and most profitable of all other ...
... character , as a degenerated scion of the ancient drama , thus expresses himself with regard to the Greek school . " Tragedy , as it was anciently composed , hath been ever held the gravest , moralest , and most profitable of all other ...
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actors Ægysthus Agamemnon allusions ancient ANTISTROPHE Apollo appears Aristophanes ascribed Athenæus Athenian Athens Atreus Bacchus battle of Marathon beauty blood bright C. R. COCKERELL Cassandra charm choral choregus chorus Cleon Clytemnestra composed death deed Demosthenes dialogue drama dread Eschylus Eumenides Euripides evil expression eyes fatal fate feelings Furies genius gods grace Grecian tragedy Greece Greek grief hail heart herald honour illustrious Iphigeneia Jove justice justly language light lofty modern moral mourn murder nature o'er oracles orchestra Orestes original painted passage Pericles philosopher Pindar Plato Plisthenes Plutarch poet poetical poetry Pratinas prophetic proscenium Prytaneum rendered rival scene Schutz SEMI-CHORUS sentiment shrine signal smiles Socrates Sophocles spectators spirit strains style sublime sway taste theatre thee Thespis thou Thucyd Thucydides Thyestes tongue torch tragic translation triumph Troy truth vengeance Vitruvius voice words writers δὲ καὶ τῶν
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