Theatre of the Greeks: A Treatise on the History and Exhibition of the Greek Drama With a Supplementary Treatise on the Language Metres and Prosody of the Greek Dramatists (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Theatre of the Greeks: A Treatise on the History and Exhibition of the Greek Drama With a Supplementary Treatise on the Language Metres and Prosody of the Greek Dramatists<br><br>A prominent and distinctive feature of the present edition will be recognized in the numerous illustrations from the best ancient authorities by which the details of a Greek theatrical performance are reproduced and rendered visible to the student. Some of these have been borrowed from Mr Rich''s very useful Companion to the Latin Dictionary and Greek Lexicon. The majority appear for the first time in an English book. With regard to the Theatre at Aspendus which has done more than any ancient monument to substitute reality for conjecture in our notions of the ancient scene it is to be regretted that Sch''onborn''s photographs are not forthcoming; but Texier''a views of the elevation and interior which are here reproduced are sufficient to give an adequate idea of the only ancient theatre which has come down to us without material dilapi dations.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.