INTR ODU CT-d TO THE R H Y T H M IC A ND METRIC OF THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGES . T O WHI H A R E A D D ED C THE LY RIC P ARTS OF THE MEDEAWOF EURI PI DES A ND THE NTIGON OF SOP O CL S IT Y T IC L A E H E , H RH HM A S CHEMES A ND C OMMENTARY . E N J. H I RI CH S HMI DT DR . C . N : TRANLA TED FR OM THE GERMA N W HE ’ S IT T A UT OR S SAN TION , H H C , W J L W . OHN I LIA MS HITE PH D , . , A S I TA T P OFE S O O F G E EK V I I S S N R S R R IN HAR A RD U N V ER S TY . B O S T O N PU BLISHED BY G HE TH INN , A , CO . 1 8 8 3 . W M Aa M Con s in the W m , w 1878 W y , B Y JO N WILLIAMS ITE H H , In the ib i “ oflec ot th o L rar an Congress, P R E F A C E . ’ “ SC M IDT s Lei faden in der h hmik undMe rik der DR . H t R yt t ” Classischen S ra hen of which h s b ook is a rans a ion was p c , t i t l t , s of F V i C. o e at i z he re s . W t t issuedin 186 9 from p g l Le p g . I is a c ompendious statement for the u se of sch ools of the principl es es ab ishedin his ar er wor Die K uns ormen der Gr e s hen t l l g k , tf i chi c ” Poes e undhre Bedeu un the firs o ume of whi h hada read i i t g, t v l c l y “ i adn ar The f r b een publishedwhen the Le tf e app e ed. ou vol ume s of the larger work are the following ‘ hor esan e e r e n Al eme Die Eurhythmie in de n C g g n dr G i ch e . lg ine ' uh n und er t un der R oss a - West hals h Gesetze zur F ortf ru g B ich ig g b ch p c en ' men x undS e ma a sammtlicher Chorika des A e u nn e s s . A ah . T t ch t chyl h i darischer ini ien e z L . F . ema a sammtlic er P n E k . C W Sch t p ip ig 9 . ar a e 2 L e 8y o . o e . 18 6 8 . P s x 4 V g l g xiv, g “ Die an e Com ositionslehre aus de n M e s erwer en der riech tik p , i t k g e un ex undS ema r s n ar isch n Dichtk st erschlossen . T t ch ta der ly i ch e P ” en i o a . b e S o es undAr o nes e z . o s L F C W e . ti ph kl i t ph ip ig V g l 6 a 1 8 9 . es x x ar P 5 32 XV . L e 8vo CCCLX . g , , g Die M onodie n und echsel esan e der a s e ra die ex W n T o . g g tti ch g T t ’ undS e ma a de e a b ei ur d r r s n P r en E es . e z . ch t ly i ch ti ipi L ip ig F . C . W. o e . 18 xx v 1 0 DXXX I . ar 1 . Pa es x I L e 8 o . V g l 7 g , 7 , V g ” Gr e s Me r e z C L . F . o e . 1 8 a We . P i chi ch t ik ip ig V g l 72 . ges xxn 6 80 . Lar e 8vo , g . Dr S m . d nowOber ehrer in the mnas um at Wismar ch i t, l gy i , Me enb ur b e an to s ud in a s e a wa the sub e so u ckl g, g t y p ci l y j ct f lly A vi PREF CE. He had re medin 1866 . presented in the vol umes j ust na p S n mik and Tro vious ly unde rtake n the study of Gree k yno y ” olo ic b ut oundit imoss ib e to ro eedwi hou firs ma in a p g , f p l p c t t t k g T he resu s care ful investigation of Gree k Rhythmic andMet ric . lt ” umes of the Kuns ormen of that inves tigation are the four v ol tf , ” e dn e hen a e in two mnasium ro andthe L itfa e . H t g v gy p Wismar s e imens rammes the one of Husumandthe o her of g , t , p c ” “ ” w t e ro osedto do in S non mik and Tro o o ie of ha h p p y y p l g , andhas since publishedthe following : Teub n V ol . I. Le z . Sy no ymik der griechischen Sprache . ip ig 6 . a s 6 L vc ner . 18 P e 63. ar e 8 . 7 g xvi , g ” b n e r V ol . II. e z . Teu Sy no ymik dr g iechischen Sprache . L ip ig 8 6 v Pa s 48 . Lar e 8 o. aer . 18 . e 7 g xvi , g ’ S hmids in es i a ions in h hmi andMe ri ha e Dr. c t v t g t R yt c t c v s ussion Fromthe firs he has hadthe su or causedmuch di c . t pp t P hrs of K6ni sber andhe has b esides man of rofessor K . Le , g g, y s num r o an n r asin There warmadhe re n s who e be is ns i e . t , c t tly c g h ss a andWe s a n t is mu h in whi h he a rees wi o b h h o a c c g t R c tp l, i e i w m heir on s on A nowedin l ttl n hich he de parts fro t c clu i s . ck l g g the great work which they haddone in their study of the ancient write rs on h hm andMe ri he ro eededusin hese resu s R yt ic t c , p c , g t lt , to establish a systemfoundedmainly upon the actual study of the Gree k oe s he mse ve urs w r p t t l s . In p uance of this he ork edth ough Pimlar te n imes and hen as man hrou h the horuses t , t y times t g c of Aesch us So ho es Euri ides and hanes ot u n Aris o . N i yl , p cl , p , t p t l the n didhe begin to formulate the principles which he foundto re ai in the omosi on of hese r a w Su h p v l c p ti t g e t ork s of art. c a methodmust recommendi sel to honest in es i a ors t f v t g t . It w ouldnot be p rope r to make a spe cial argument here in ’ su ort of Dr m . S h idt s s s pp c y tem. The most satisfactory t est of his theories will be to a hem Th pply t . en it will be seen how E A E PR F C . v fi r b een un r ain All clear he has made much that has heretofo e c e t . n Wha w b e ra e who have l ab oriously readBo ssbach a d estp l ill g t ful that he has b rought a difficult subj ect down fromthe cl ouds andmade it easily c omprehensible e ven by beginners h s rans a ion was made in 1874 ono n b Professor D T i t l t c j i tly y r. Wace e e Kar emens neider of German a Co andm se f l Ri ch , ll ll g , y l . r Riemenschnieder whose rare s ho arsh is e ua l edon D . b , c l ip q l ly y his modes re uses to let his name b e ut u on the e - ty, f p titl pa e p g , b e au se he has done so e in the enera under a n c littl g l t ki g . B ut th ose day s when we were at work t ogether are pleasant day s to me to ook ba k u on andI ammu h more onfiden a l c p , c c t th t this is a goodtranslation than I shouldb e if he hadnot h elpedme ma e re sedb Dr S The manu s r was af erwards .