A course of lectures on the history of ancient drama was given by I. F. Annensky (1855-1909) at the Higher Historical, Literary and Legal Courses of Rasva in 1908-1909. In the 1910s. Based on the listeners' notes, a lithographed collection was published in a limited number of copies. One of these rare copies has been preserved in the collection of the St. Petersburg State Theater Library. This edition is supplemented by unpublished materials from Annensky’s personal collection related to the history of ancient drama.

ContentsV. Gitin. Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky and his lectures on ancient drama 6HISTORY OF ANCIENT DRAMA 24Lecture 1 26Lecture 2 32Lecture 3 36Lecture 4 38Lecture 5 42The beginning of ancient drama 51Lecture 6 51Lecture 7 53Lecture 8 58Lecture 9 61Lecture 10 69Lectures 11- 12 77Lecture 11 79Lectures 12-13 82Lecture 14 87Lecture 15 91External moment of drama 96Lecture 16 96Lecture 17 100Lecture 18 104Internal moment of drama (resp. tragedy) 106Lecture 19 108Lecture 20 111Lecture 21 116Literary preparation of tragedy 121Lecture 22 121Lecture 23 124Lecture 24 127History of Attic tragedy 138L lecture 25 138Lecture 26 142Aeschylus 147Lecture 27 147Lecture 28 153“Entreaties* 159Lecture 29 159Lecture 30 163 “Persians” 170 Lecture 31 170 Lecture 32 175 Lecture 33 181 “Seven Against Thebes” 183 Lecture 34. Lecture 35. Lecture 36 186 Lecture 37 188 “Prometheus” 211 Lecture 38 211 Lecture 39 218 Lecture 40 225 “O” resteya" 233 ADDITIONS 2501. Lecture options 2522. Greek literature 2723. Lectures on Roman literature 2864. History of ancient literature (plan) 297 APPENDIX 306B. Maksimov. “The Birth of Tragedy” from Innocent of Apnensky 308Notes 324