Title The Tragic Drama of the Greeks
Author Arthur Elam Haigh
Year 1896
Publisher Clarendon Press
Location Oxford
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CONTENTS

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Chap. I. Early History of Greek Tragedy1
§ 1. Introductory1
§ 2. The Worship of Dionysus4
§ 3. Early History of the Dithyramb13
§ 4. Arion and the Dithyramb16
§ 5. Later History of the Dithyramb23
§ 6. The Innovations of Thespis26
§ 7. Character of the Thespian Drama29
§ 8. Career of Thespis36
§ 9. Chocrilus, Pratinas, and Phrynichus39
 
Chap. II. Aeschylus46
§ 1. His Life46
§ 2. Improvements in Tragedy60
(1) The Structure of the Aeschylean Drama61
(2) General Tone65
(3) The Manner of Representation67
§ 3. Selection and Treatment of the Plots70
§ 4. The Characters76
§ 5. The Language80
§ 6. Religious and Moral Ideas86
§ 7. The Trilogy and Tetralogy96
§ 8. The Extant Plays99
(1) The Supplices101
(2) The Persae103
(3) The Septem106
(4) The Prometheus109
(5) The Oresteia114
§ 9. Reputation among the Ancients121
 
Chap. III. Sophocles126
§ 1. His Life126
§ 2. Improvements in Tragedy137
§ 3. Selection and Treatment of Plots143
§ 4. The Chorus151
§ 5. The Characters156
§ 6. The Language161
§ 7. Religious and Moral Ideas168
§ 8. The Irony of Sophocles174
§ 9. The Extant Tragedies179
(1) The Antigone182
(2) The Ajax186
(3) The Trachiniae188
(4) The Electra191
(5) The Oedipus Rex192
(6) The Philoctetes194
(7) The Oedipus Coloneus198
§ 10. Reputation among the Ancients200
 
Chap. IV. Euripides204
§ 1. His Life204
§ 2. General Characteristics217
(1) Innovations in the spirit of Tragedy218
(2) Modern Criticisms226
(3) Influence of Rhetoric and Philosophy233
§ 3. Choice and Structure of Plots237
§ 4. Innovations in the Form of Tragedy245
§ 5. The Chorus251
§ 6. The Language256
§ 7. Moral and Religious Ideas261
§ 8. Political and Social Opinions273
§ 9. The Extant Plays280
(1) The Rhesus284
(2) The Alcestis285
(3) The Medea289
(4) The Heracleidae291
(5) The Hippolytus292
(6) The Hecuba295
(7) The Supplices295
(8) The Andromache297
(9) The Hercules Furens298
(10) The Troades300
(11) The Electra301
(12) The Helena303
(13) The Ion304
(14) The Iphigeneia in Tauris305
(15) The Orestes309
(16) The Phoenissae310
(17) The Bacchae311
(18) The Iphigeneia in Aulide314
(19) The Cyclops316
§ 10. Reputation in Ancient Times317
 
Chap. V. Form and Character of Greek Tragedy322
§ 1. General Characteristics322
§ 2. The Subjects328
§ 3. The Characters333
§ 4. Unity of Structure337
§ 5. Treatment of the Plot344
§ 6. Formal Divisions of Greek Tragedy348
(1) The Dialogue348
(2) The Lyrics353
§ 7. The Language of Greek Tragedy363
§ 8. The Versification370
§ 9. Symmetry of Form377
§ 10. The Satyric Drama389
§ 11. The Titles of Greek Tragedies395
 
Chap. VI. Later History of Greek Tragedy403
§ 1. Introductory403
§ 2. Minor Poets of the Fifth Century405
(1) Ion406
(2) Achaeus408
(3) Agathon409
(4) Tragedy in Families412
(5) Other Tragic Poets416
§ 3. Tragedy at Athens in the Fourth Century419
(1) Rhetorical Poets423
(2) Literary and Philosophical Poets426
(3) Tragedy in Families429
(4) Dionysius the Tyrant432
§ 4. The Extension of Greek Tragedy beyond Athens434
§ 5. Tragedy at Alexandria439
§ 6. Character of the Post-Alexandrian Tragedy443
(1) The Composition of New Tragedies443
(2) The Reproduction of Old Tragedies447
(3) The Chorus451
§ 7. Greek Tragedy in Italy454
§ 8. Final Extinction of Greek Tragedy457
 
Appendix I463
Appendix II473
Index483

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Early representation of Dionysus11
Later representation of Dionysus12
Gem depicting the death of Aeschylus60
Bust of Aeschylus60
Statue of Sophocles137
Bust of Euripides214
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