G. H. LEWES, AUTHOR OF 'THE BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY,' ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. 'Goethe's heart, which few knew, was as great as his intellect, - BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS. M DCCC LVI. Mistaken notion that the Iphigenia is a specimen of the Greek tragedy. Necessary calmness of evolution in the Greek drama confounded with calmness of life. - Deepest and darkest passions called into play by the Greek dramatists. — Profound difference between Goethe and Euripides. — Iphigenia' not a Greek but a German play. Not a drama, but a dramatic poem. - Parallel between the Iphigenia of Goethe and the Iphigenia of Euripides. |