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Chapter 12
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μέρη δὲ τραγῳδίας οἷς μὲν ὡς εἴδεσι δεῖ χρῆσθαι[Bekker 1452b line 15]πρότερον εἴπομεν, κατὰ δὲ τὸ ποσὸν καὶ εἰς ἃ διαιρεῖται κεχωρισμένα τάδε ἐστίν, πρόλογος ἐπεισόδιον ἔξοδος χορικόν,καὶ τούτου τὸ μὲν πάροδος τὸ δὲ στάσιμον,κοινὰ μὲν ἁπάντων ταῦτα, ἴδια δὲ τὰ ἀπὸ τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ κομμοί.ἔστιν δὲ πρόλογος μὲν μέρος ὅλον τραγῳδίας τὸ πρὸ χοροῦ[Bekker 1452b line 20]παρόδου,ἐπεισόδιον δὲ μέρος ὅλον τραγῳδίας τὸ μεταξὺ ὅλων χορικῶν μελῶν,ἔξοδος δὲ μέρος ὅλον τραγῳδίας μεθ’ ὃ οὐκ ἔστι χοροῦ μέλος·χορικοῦ δὲ πάροδος μὲν ἡ πρώτη λέξις ὅλη χοροῦ,στάσιμον δὲ μέλος χοροῦ τὸ ἄνευ ἀναπαίστου καὶ τροχαίου,κομμὸς δὲ θρῆνος κοινὸς χοροῦ καὶ ἀπὸ[Bekker 1452b line 25]σκηνῆς.μέρη δὲ τραγῳδίας οἷς μὲν ὡς εἴδεσι δεῖ χρῆσθαι πρότερον εἴπαμεν, κατὰ δὲ τὸ ποσὸν καὶ εἰς ἃ διαιρεῖται κεχωρισμένα ταῦτ’ ἐστίν.
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The parts of tragedy that must be employed as its constituent forms[Bekker 1452b line 15]we have discussed before; but according to quantity and the separate sections into which it is divided, they are these: prologue, episode, exode, and choral portion,the choral portion being divided into parode and stasimon.These are common to all tragedies, while songs from the stage and dirges are peculiar to some.The prologue is an entire part of a tragedy preceding the chorus’s[Bekker 1452b line 20]entrance-song;an episode is an entire part of a tragedy between complete choral songs;the exode is an entire part of a tragedy after which there is no choral song;of the choral portion, the parode is the chorus’s first complete utterance;the stasimon is a choral song without anapests or trochees;and the dirge is a lament shared by the chorus and those upon the[Bekker 1452b line 25]stage.The parts of tragedy that must be employed as its constituent forms we have discussed before; but according to quantity and the separate sections into which it is divided, they are these.
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We previously stated the parts of tragedy that must be used as its kinds[Bekker 1452b line 15]of elements. In terms of quantity, however, and the separate sections into which tragedy is divided, they are these: prologue, episode, exode, and choral part;the choral part is divided into parodos and stasimon.These are common to all tragedies, while songs from the stage and laments shared by the chorus and actors are distinctive features.The prologue is a complete part of a tragedy preceding the chorus’s[Bekker 1452b line 20]parodos.An episode is a complete part of a tragedy between complete choral songs.The exode is a complete part of a tragedy after which there is no choral song.Of the choral part, the parodos is the chorus’s first complete utterance.The stasimon is a choral song without anapests or trochees.A kommos is a lament shared by the chorus and those on the[Bekker 1452b line 25]stage.We previously stated the parts of tragedy that must be used as its kinds of elements; in terms of quantity, however, and the separate sections into which tragedy is divided, these are its parts.