2017, ISBN: 0282869980

[EAN: 9780282869984], Neubuch, [PU: FBC LTD], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.Excerpt from North Carolina University Magazine, Vol. 26: October 1893 The ent… More...

[EAN: 9780282869984], Neubuch, [PU: FBC LTD], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.Excerpt from North Carolina University Magazine, Vol. 26: October 1893 The entire history, however, of the origin and develop ment of the drama shows what a perversion and a miscon ception this is. The ancient Greek drama, even in the highest stage of its development, was essentially moral and religions in its Whole aim and intention. In its earliest origin it was the natural expression of the religious instinct of the Greek race. In its later stage the Greek play was considered to be synonymous with the outward observance of religion, and the actors in it were, for the time being, devoted to the service of a god. The altar standing in the foreground of every Greek stage was not there merely for scenic efiect, but for actual sacred use, and was regarded as being built 011 consecrated ground. As Bishop Wes cott observes, The Greek theatre was indeed a national temple, and more than this, the tragic poets were the national preachers. The Athenian, the typical Greek learned his theory of life from the poems of the theatre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at 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.<