The Ancient Rhythmical Art Recovered: Or, a New Method of Explaining the Metrical Structure of a Greek Tragic Chorus (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Ancient Rhythmical Art Recovered: Or, a New Method of Explaining the Metrical Structure of a Greek Tragic ChorusClassical studies have long occupied a large share of attention in these countries. Whether they are indebted for this distinction to their intrinsic excellence, as a method of mental cultivation; to their relative importance, as the channel through which all records of antiquity are made available; or specially to their connexion with Christian divinity; certain it is that nearly two-thirds of the time spent by students in preparing for any of the learned professions is expended upon classical pursuits. Nor does the public taste, in this respect, seem likely to undergo any material alteration.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.