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125. Fragment of Hermesianax of Colophon, addressed to
his mistress Leontium, describing the amours of the
Greek poets. Of the seven wise men. Of the ca-
lendar of the Greeks and other nations. Of Thales.
A letter from Pherecydes to that philosopher.
126. Of the origin and introduction of the drama.
Of
Thespis's pretensions to be considered as the father
of tragedy.
127. Of the nature and character of the first drama.
128.
Athenian history resumed, and continued from the
death of Pisistratus to that of Hipparchus.
129. The same continued, to the expulsion of Hippias.
130. Concluded with the battle of Marathon.
131. The subject of the drama resumed. Of the old tragic
poets Pratinas and Phrynichus.
132. Of the poet Eschylus.
133. Of Eschylus as compared with Sophocles and Euri-
pides.
134. Of the tragedies of Eschylus.
135. Of the Greek comedy. Of Aristotle's definition and
chronology of the first comedy. Of Epicharmus,
considered as the first writer of comedy.
136. Fragments of Epicharmus. Account of Phormis,
Chionides, Magnes, and Dinolochus, the founders
of comedy.
137. Of Cratinas and his comedy in reply to the satire of
Aristophanes. Of Eupolis; his fragments compared
with certain passages in Ben Jonson.
138. Of Aristophanes; his history, character, and works.
139. Aristophanes defended from the criticisms of Plutarch,
also from the account which Ælian gives of his
attack upon Socrates.
140. The motives and grounds for Aristophanes's attack
upon Socrates more fully considered, with some
anecdotes of that philosopher's school and private
character. The dates of the eleven surviving plays
of Aristophanes ascertained.
141.
Of the remaining writers of the old comedy; viz.
Amipsias, Plato, Crates, Phrynichus, Pherecrates,
Amphis, Hermippus, Hipparchus, Philonides, and
Theopompus, with their fragments translated.
142. Of the middle comedy of the Greeks. Anecdotes of
Alexis: fragments of that dramatic poet collected.
143. The same collection continued and concluded. Anec-
dotes of Antiphanes.
144. Collection of fragments from the comedies of Anti-
phanes.
145. Of Anaxandrides. Of Aristophon, with fragments of
that poet. Of Axionicus, Bathon, Chæremon,
Clearchus, Criton, Crobylus, Demoxenus, Deme-
trius, and Diodorus, with fragments of the latter.
Of Dionysius and Ephippus.
146. Fragment of Epicrates.
Of Eriphus and Eubulus,
with fragments of the latter.
Of Euphron, Heni-
ochus, Mnesimachus, and fragments of each.
147. Fragments of the poet Moschion. Of Nicostratus,
Philippus, Phænicides, Sotades, and Straton, with
various fragments of their respective comedies.
148. Fragments of Theophilus, Timocles, and Xenarchus.
Conclusion of the catalogue of writers of the middle
comedy. General observation upon these poets,
and the author's address to his readers upon this
portion of his work.
149. Account of the new comedy of the Greeks, and of the
several writers of that æra. Anecdotes of Me-
nander.
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150. Various fragments of Menander translated.
151.
132.
Anecdotes of the poet Philemon, and a selection of
his fragments.
Anecdotes and fragments of Diphilus, of Apollodorus
Gelous, of Philippidas, and of Posidippus. General
remarks upon the conclusion of the subject. The
author defends himself against the charge of having
attacked the moral doctrines of Socrates.