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... Aeschylus ( 525-456 B.C. ) . Greek dramatist . This dramatist has been called the father of Greek tragedy . He was born at Eleusis of aristocratic parents , spent several years in military service and traveled considerably . He won a ...
... Aeschylus ( 525-456 B.C. ) . Greek dramatist . This dramatist has been called the father of Greek tragedy . He was born at Eleusis of aristocratic parents , spent several years in military service and traveled considerably . He won a ...
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... Aeschylus , was born . It was he who introduced a second actor into tragedy , but , though he began the minimizing of the chorus as a dramatic factor , it remained for Sophocles and Euripides to subordinate it to dramatic action and ...
... Aeschylus , was born . It was he who introduced a second actor into tragedy , but , though he began the minimizing of the chorus as a dramatic factor , it remained for Sophocles and Euripides to subordinate it to dramatic action and ...
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... Aeschylus ( Greek ) . Tragedy . c . 458 B.C. The third in the Orestes trilogy . Orestes , pursued by the Furies , throws himself on Apollo's mercy , since it was at the god's command that he murdered his mother . Apollo commands him to ...
... Aeschylus ( Greek ) . Tragedy . c . 458 B.C. The third in the Orestes trilogy . Orestes , pursued by the Furies , throws himself on Apollo's mercy , since it was at the god's command that he murdered his mother . Apollo commands him to ...
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CONTENTS | xi |
Preface George Freedley | xii |
Acoustics 2343 | 24 |
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