Hellas: A Lyrical Drama
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Hellas: A Lyrical Drama
PREFACE.
The poem of Hellas, writtea at the suggestion of the
events of the moment, is a mere improvise, and derives
its interest (should it be found to possess any) solely from
the intense sympathy which the Author feels with the
cause he would celebrate.
The subject, in its present state, is insusceptible of
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Hellas: A Lyrical Drama
PREFACE.
The poem of Hellas, writtea at the suggestion of the
events of the moment, is a mere improvise, and derives
its interest (should it be found to possess any) solely from
the intense sympathy which the Author feels with the
cause he would celebrate.
The subject, in its present state, is insusceptible of
being treated otherwise than lyric&lly, and if I have called
this poem a dmma from the circumstance of its being
composed in dialogue, the licence is not greater than that
which has been assumed by other poets who have called
their productions epics, only because they have been di-
vided into twelve or twenty-four books.
The Perss of ^schylus afforded me the first model of
my conception, although the decision of the glorious
contest now waging in Greece beii^ yet suspended for-
bids a catastrophe parallel to the return of Xerxes and the
desolation of the Persians. I have, therefore, contented
myself with exhibiting a series of lyric pictures, and with
having wrought upon the curtain of futurity, which falls
upon the unfinished scene^ such figures of indistinct and
visionary delineation as suggest the final triumph of the
Greek cause as a portion of the cause of civilization and
social improvement.
The drama (if drama it must be called) is, however, so
inartificial that I doubt whether, if recited on the Thespian
waggon to an Athenian village at the Dionysiaca, it
would have obtained the prize of the goat. I shall bear
with equanimity any punishment greater than the loss of
such a reward which the Aristarchi of the hour may think
fit to inflict.
The only goat-song which I have yet attempted has, I
confess, in spite of the unfavourable nature of the sub-
ject, received a greater and a more valuable portion of
applause than I expected or than it deserved.
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Publisher | AMA Publication |
Binding | Kindle Edition (28 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | 88 |
ISBN-10 | B0072X4YXC |
Publication Date | 01/27/2012 |
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