PART III. DRAMATIC THEORY

XIII. The Theory of the Dramatic Art. 1. The Treatises on Dramatic Art 290 2. The Nature and the Types of the Drama 295 3. The Subject Matter and the Plot 296 4. The Characters 305 5. The Sentiments 314 6. The Dramatic Styles and Languages 326 7. The Dance, Song, and Music 338 8. The Preliminaries and the Prologue 339 9. The Types of Drama 345 10. The Influence of Theory on Practice 352 11. Aristotle and the Indian Theory of Poetics 355