Essays in Ancient Modern Literature (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Essays in Ancient Modern Literature Amongst Greek writers none has reached such a high point of excellence as Æschylus. The beauty of his works has, one may say, only been appreciated in modern times, or, I might say, it has been reserved to us, having the whole collection of classical works before us, to pronounce his creations the most remarkable of ancient dramatic art. It was customary to combine three tragedies with what one might call a comedy, and to apply to the whole the name of "Tetralogia." The reasons assigned for the retention of the comedy in connection with the tragedies have been various, but a discussion on this topic is beyond the purport of the paper. I desire to review with you the most marvellous production of the most remarkable school of writers that the classic world has produced: The Oresteia. This name is given to a tetralogia, because the Orestes mythos is the foundation of the whole composition. This mythos is taken from that of the cycle of the Pelopidæ. Even in Homer, in the Odyssey, the elements of an Oresteia, as an epic poem, are to be found. The mythos formed part of the epic of the return of the victorious Atridæ. The following is a rough outline of the mythology of Pelops. Pelops, son of the mythological king Tantalus, came from Asia Minor to Europe, acquired influence and power in the peninsula now bearing his name and obtained by force the kingdom of Oenomaos. This king imposed the following task on all who sought the hand of his daughter: to conquer him in a chariot race, he relying on the swiftness of his horses, or on the agility of his charioteer, Myrtiles. Many had already attempted and failed till Pelops came and conquered, either, it is said, through the influence of Poseidon, or through the corruption of Myrtiles. At all events on the return from the race, Myrtiles cast himself into the sea and all the troubles of the Pelopidæ are said to have come from curses which this charioteer heaped upon his antagonist. Pelops had two sons who were persuaded by their mother to murder their step-brother; whereupon they fled to the king of Mycenæ who gave them the kingdom of Medea. When Eurystheus marched against the Heraclidae he left the kingdom to Atreus, and thus it passed to the Pelopidæ. Atreus had two sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus. Agamemnon, "the father of men," as Homer calls him, had a wife Klytemnaestra, three daughters, of whom the most celebrated was the unfortunate Inhigeneia, and Orestes, a son. Before leaving for Troy, he installed Ægisthos, as his representative, but the wretch makes Klytemnaestra unfaithful to her husband and afterwards induces her to assist him in murdering the husband on his return from the war. 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.
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