The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.1474  Friday, 23 July 2004

From:           Norman Hinton <
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Date:           Thursday, 22 Jul 2004 10:03:39 -0500
Subject: 15.1468 Greek Tetralogy, Satyr Plays, and H5
Comment:        Re: SHK 15.1468 Greek Tetralogy, Satyr Plays, and H5

The OED dates 'quadrilogy' from 1865 -- a reference in The Athenoeum to
"his quadrilogy of Nibelungen operas", and it defines 'quadrilogy' as
'tetralogy'.  Just which tempora and whose mores are we complaining about?

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