Some Aspects of the Greek Genius
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The unconscious sin is expiated ; and he who was the victim of divine anger, the accursed thing that polluted the city, is now the vehicle of blessing to the land that receives him. A sufferer not a sinner, restored to the favour of the gods, he finds in that favour and in the honours that await him, an ample recompense for all he has endured — Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail.
Or knock the breast ; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise or blame ; nothing but well and fair.
And what may... quiet us in a death so noble.
Both Aeschylus and Sophocles attained to the conception of a righteous order of the world under the sovereign rule of Zeus. Sophocles had not, indeed, the speculative insight of Aeschylus, nor did he grapple so strenuously with the deepest problems of existence. Yet he did not yield the ground won by Aeschylus, or renounce the moral gains that had been bequeathed by him.
In one religious idea, as we have seen — in his 132 SOPHOCLES interpretation of human suffering — he even ad- vanced beyond his predecessor.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The unconscious sin is expiated ; and he who was the victim of divine anger, the accursed thing that polluted the city, is now the vehicle of blessing to the land that receives him. A sufferer not a sinner, restored to the favour of the gods, he finds in that favour and in the honours that await him, an ample recompense for all he has endured — Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail.
Or knock the breast ; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise or blame ; nothing but well and fair.
And what may... quiet us in a death so noble.
Both Aeschylus and Sophocles attained to the conception of a righteous order of the world under the sovereign rule of Zeus. Sophocles had not, indeed, the speculative insight of Aeschylus, nor did he grapple so strenuously with the deepest problems of existence. Yet he did not yield the ground won by Aeschylus, or renounce the moral gains that had been bequeathed by him.
In one religious idea, as we have seen — in his 132 SOPHOCLES interpretation of human suffering — he even ad- vanced beyond his predecessor.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by S H Samuel Henry Butcher to read onlineMoreLess
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