EXAMINATION PAPERS OX THE GREEK TRAGEDIANS. ^SCHYLI PERS.E. Trinity College. June^ 1832. Mr. Thirlwall. 1. Define your notion of epic, lyi-ic, and di-amatic poetry. WTiat species of composition is implied in the term lyrical Tragedy? Mention the various meanings that have been derived from the etymology of the words TpaywSta and TpvywSto. Which of these explanations is most con- formable to analogy? 2. On what grounds, according to Aristotle, did the Dorians lay claim to the invention of Tragedy and Comedy? Point out the fallacy of the argument he mentions. In what Greek cities out of Attica were early advances made toward dramatic poetry? Where was any of its branches brought to its perfection earlier than at Athens? Explain the proverb ovh to. "XT-rjcnxopov rpia yiyvwcTKCt?. Mention the age, country, and inventions of Stesichorus, and the character of his poetry as de- scribed by the ancients. 3. Relate the principal Attic legends concerning the introduction of the worship of Bacchus into Athens. How did the oracles contribute to this end? By what means does the worship of Bacchus appear to have become connected with that of Apollo at Delphi, and with that of Ceres at Eleusis? 4. Enumerate the Attic Dionysia, and explain the origin of their particular names. In what Attic month, and at what season of the
