Download or read book The Classical Journal, 1905, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint) written by Classical Association Of The Midd South and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Classical Journal, 1905, Vol. 7 One of the most striking peculiarities of Euripidean technique is the prologue in which with very slight regard for dramatic illu sion a character in a monologue sets forth the essential antecedents of the action. Whatever other explanations may be advanced for this innovation, whether inability or disinclination to follow his predecessors' model, the necessity of indicating such radical depar tures from earlier tradition as were postulated for his version, desire for clearness or brevity of exposition, fondness for rhetorical display, a wish to exploit antiquarian lore, to forecast the course of the action, or what not, this consideration must also be allowed a certain weight, viz., that it enabled him to rehearse events of the most diverse nature without violating the unities of time and place. This form is employed in all Euripides' extant plays and, though severely criticized both in ancient and inmodern times, was borrowed by Sophocles in his Trachiniae, ' extensively imitated by Aristophanes2 despite his caustic criticisms, and was exceedingly popular among the writers of the New Comedy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.