Buy this book on-line J W Donaldson : The Theatre of the GreeksLongman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1849
1849 Sixth Edition. THEATRE OF THE GREEKS - A SERIES OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND CRITICISM OF THE GREEK DRAMA. . BOOK in full leather hardback covers, worn to edges & spine edges, front hinge loose to page block with 6 loose pages at front. The Rest of the pages are clean, flat & tightly bound. Book Extract; we cannot assign any historical origin to the Drama.Resulting as it did from the constitutional tendencies of theinhabitants of those countries in which it sprang up, it ne-cessarily existed, in some form or other, long before the ageof history; consequently we cannot determine the time whenit first made its appearance, and must therefore be content toascertain in what principle of the human mind it originated.This we shall be able to do without much difficulty. In factthe solution of the problem is included in the answer to aquestion often proposed,-" How are we to account for thegreat prevalence of idol worship in ancient times ?" For, strangeas it may appear, it is nevertheless most true, that not only theDrama, (the most perfect form of poetry,) but all poetry, sculp-ture, painting, architecture, and whatever else is beautiful inart., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Acceptable Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of J W Donaldson : The Theatre of the Greeks. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, rare books, libri antichi, used books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |