A Comparative Study Of The Dramatic Art Of The Three Great Greek Tragic Poets As Illustrated In Their Handling Of The Electra Myth

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DRAMATIC ART OF THE THREE GREAT GREEK TRAGIC POETS AS ILLUSTRATED IN THEIR HANDLING OF THE ELECTRA MYTH A T hesis P re s e n te d t o th e F a c u lty o f th e Department of Drama The U n iv e r s ity o f S outhern C a l i f o r n i a In P a r t i a l F u lf illm e n t of th e R equirem ents f o r th e Degree M aster o f A rts by Donald Jerome Levy August 1950 UMI Number: EP44386 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL U SERS The quality of this reproduction is d ep en d en t upon th e quality of the copy subm itted. In th e unlikely event that th e author did not sen d a com plete m anuscript and there a re missing pages, th e se will be noted. Also, if material had to be rem oved, a note will indicate th e deletion. UMI' Dissertation Publishing UMI E P44386 Published by P roQ uest LLC (2014). Copyright in th e Dissertation held by th e Author. Microform Edition © P roQ uest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United S tates C ode ProQuest* P roQ uest LLC. 789 E ast E isenhow er Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 4 8 1 0 6 -1 3 4 6 q ‘S I L. G> T h is thesis, w ri t te n by Donald Jerome Levy und er the gu id an ce of h%&... F a cu lt y C o m m i t t e e , and a p p r o v e d by al l its m e mb ers , has been p r es e nt e d to a n d a c ce pt e d by the C o u n c il on G r a d u a te S t u d y a n d Resea rch in p a r ti a l fu lfill­ me nt of the r equirements f o r the d e gre e of Master of Arts ____________ D ate A u g u st, 1 9 5 0 ____ FeCcklty Committee Chairman TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1 D i s c u s s i o n o f t h e t i t l e ..........................................................1 P u rpose and s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e stu d y . . . . 2 S c o p e o f t h e s t u d y ....................................................................3 II .......................... 5 ..................................................... 5 METHODS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURE Method of a n a l y s i s The p r i n c i p l e ....................................................................... 6 The s to r y ....................................... 7 T he c h a r a c t e r s .............................................................................. S The p o i n t of a tta c k H e ig h te n in g th e effect ............................................... 1 0 .................................................... 1 0 The r e s o l u t i o n .................................................................13 The d i a l o g u e ............................................................ 13 Purpose of d r a m a ............................................................ 14 Elements'- o f t r a g e d y ........................................................ 15 P a r t s of t r a g e d y ............................................................ 19 S tag es o f s t r u c t u r a l development of tra g e d y . 19 K a th a r s i s ........................................................................................... 20 S u b j e c t s o f t r a g e d y ................................................................. 2 1 S u m m a r y ................................................................................................ 22 CHAPTER III PAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAGEDY AND THE PHYSICAL T H E A T R E ..............