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G. Murray, Ancient Greek Literature, p. 211.

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The Greek drama probably arose out of a folk-festival of more or less sexual character, and it is even possible that the mediæval drama had a somewhat similar origin (see Donaldson, The Greek Theatre; Gilbert Murray, loc. cit.; Karl Pearson, The Chances of Death, vol. ii, pp. 135-6, 280 et seq.).

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R. Canudo, "Les Chorèges Français," Mercure de France, May 1, 1907, p. 180.