Front Cover; The Plays of Grillparzer; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; MOTTO; FOREWORD; CHAPTER 1. THE PLAYS OF ACTION; 1. The Plays for the Popular Stage; 2 . Ein treuer Diener seines Herrn (1828); 3 . Weh dem, der liigt! (1838); CHAPTER 2. THE GREEK TRAGEDIES; 1. Sappho (1818); 2. Das goldene VlieB (1821); 3 . Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen (1831); CHAPTER 4. TWO POSTHUMOUS PLAYS; 1. Die Judin von Toledo; 2. Libussa; CHAPTER 5. GRILLPARZER'S CONCEPTION OF TRAGEDY; NUMBERED LIST OF REFERENCES; INDEX OF AUTHORS; INDEX OF PLAYS