The Attic Theatre

About this eBook

Author

Haigh, A. E. (Arthur Elam), 1855-1905

Title

The Attic theatre : a description of the stage and theatre of the Athenians, and of the dramatic performances at Athens

Original Publication

Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1907.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature

Subject

Athens (Greece) -- Intellectual life

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76555

Release Date

July 23, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
7. 7.THE ATTIC THEATRE
8. 8.CHAPTER I DRAMATIC CONTESTS AT ATHENS — § 1. General Character of the Contests. — § 2. Earliest history of Dramatic Competitions. — § 3. The City Dionysia. — § 4. Tragedy at the City Dionysia. — § 5. Comedy at the City Dionysia. — § 6. Order of Contests at the City Dionysia. — § 7. The Lenaea. — § 8. Rural Dionysia and Anthesteria. — § 9. The Judges. — § 10. The Prizes. — § 11. Contests between actors. — § 12. Records of dramatic contests.
9. 9.CHAPTER II THE PREPARATION FOR THE CONTESTS — § 1. The Poets. — § 2. The Choregi. — § 3. Selection of the Actors. — § 4. The Training of the Chorus. — § 5. The Expenses of the Choregia. — § 6. The Performances in the Theatre. — § 7. Reproduction of Old Plays.
10. 10.CHAPTER III THE THEATRE — § 1. Introductory. — § 2. The old Wooden Theatres at Athens. — § 3. The Stone Theatre. — § 4. The Auditorium. — § 5. The Orchestra. — § 6. Ruins of the Stage-buildings at Athens. — § 7. The Earlier Stage-buildings. — § 8. The later Stage-buildings of the pre-Roman period. — § 9. Puchstein’s Theory of the Stage-buildings. — § 10. The Stage-buildings in Roman Times. — § 11. Exceptional Stage-buildings. — § 12. Wieseler’s Theory of the Greek Stage. — § 13. Dörpfeld’s Theory of the Greek Stage. — § 14. Various Details.
11. 11.CHAPTER IV THE SCENERY — § 1. General Character of the Scenery. — § 2. Mechanical Arrangements for the Scenery. — § 3. The Entrances to the Stage. — § 4. Changes of Scene. — § 5. Stage Properties, &c. — § 6. The Ekkyklema. — § 7. The Mechane and Theologeion. — § 8. Other Mechanical Contrivances.
12. 12.CHAPTER V THE ACTORS — § 1. Rise of the Actor’s Profession. — § 2. The distribution of the Parts among the Actors. — § 3. Extra Performers. — § 4. Costume of the Tragic Actors. — § 5. Costume of Satyric Actors. — § 6. Costume of Comic Actors. — § 7. Speech, Song, and Recitative. — § 8. Importance of the Voice in Greek Acting. — § 9. Style of Greek Acting. — § 10. The Actors’ Guild. — § 11. Social Position of Actors. — § 12. Celebrated Athenian Actors.
13. 13.CHAPTER VI THE CHORUS — § 1. History of the Chorus. — § 2. Size of the Chorus. — § 3. Costume of the Chorus. — § 4. Arrangement of the Chorus. — § 5. The Delivery of the Choral Part. — § 6. The Dancing. — § 7. The Music.
14. 14.CHAPTER VII THE AUDIENCE — § 1. Composition of the Audience. — § 2. Price of Admission. — § 3. The Distribution of the Seats. — § 4. Various Arrangements in connexion with the Audience. — § 5. Character of Attic Audiences.
15. 15.APPENDIX A
16. 16.APPENDIX B — I. List of victors in the City Dionysia (C. I. A. ii. 971, iv. 971). — II. Record of Comic Contests at the Lenaea (C. I. A. ii. 972, Col. I). — III. Record of Tragic Contests at the Lenaea (C. I. A. ii. 972, Col. II). — IV. Record of Tragic Contests at the City Dionysia (C. I. A. ii. 973). — V. Record of Comic Contests (festival uncertain). — VI. Record of Comic Contests at the City Dionysia (C. I. A. ii. 975). — VII. Lists of tragic and comic poets and actors, and the number of their victories (C. I. A. ii. 977, iv. 977). — 1. Tragic poets. — 2. Comic poets. — 3. Tragic actors. — 4. Comic actors. — VIII. The following inscriptions are also of interest:—
17. 17.APPENDIX C THE ORIGINAL PLACE OF THE LENAEA
18. 18.APPENDIX D
19. 19.FOOTNOTES
20. 20.GREEK INDEX
21. 21.GENERAL INDEX
22. 22.ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA

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