TABLE OF DRAMATIC CLASSIFICATION. DORIAN ELEMENT. Choruses in honour of Apollo. IONIAN ELEMENT. Rhapsodical Recitation of Homeric Poems. Lyrical Poetiy in connexion with tliese Choruses. Unaccompanied Recitation of Iambics. Transfer of these to Bacchus. The Dithyramb becomes Lyrical. A Satyrical Chorus introduced by Arion, Union of the Clioral Worship of Bacchus, with Rhapsodical Recitations at the Brauronia. Union of the Satyrical Dithyramb with Rhapsodical Recitation, i. e. of the epto/AjSos with the ia|a(3os. Union of the Iambic Lampoon with the Comus, and establishment of a regular Comic Chorus. Dialogue between the Rhapsode and the Chorus. The Old Comedy, or Comedy of Caricature. Another Actor added by ^schylus: The jEschylean Trilogy, A third by Sophocles: The perfect Athenian Tragedy. The Middle Comedy, or Comedy of Criticism. The New Comedy, or Comedy of Manners. First Variety. Second Variety. Third Variety. Fourth Variety. The Tragedy The Satyrical The History. The Tragi-comedy. proper. Drama.
