Garfield County News | 1931-05-01 | Page 8 | Stage Tragedies

stage tragedies Tra gedie the word tragedy is from greek words meaning gout goat songs there are arc many explanations of the reason for this possibly goat songs gongs was applied to the chants used by the men ea clothed in goatskin who represented the satyrs in the festival of bacchus tragedy took its rise from these songs tho the greek developed it to a high point especially in the dramas of aeschylus sophocles aud and euripides aristotle gave as the reason for th the existence of tragedy the purIn purification cation of tho the passions through the arousing of fear and pity 1