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CONTENTS

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THE FOURTH VOLUME.

BOOK IV.

ATTIC PERIOD.

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CHAPTER I.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ATTIC PERIOD.

1. Comparative view of the present and the past periods.-2. Distinctive

characteristics of the Attic period. The Athenians deficient in the

imaginative faculty. Altered positions of Athens and Sparta in regard

to polite culture. 3. Causes of the change. The Athenians deficient

in inventive genius; and in musical talent. Decline of elegant culture

in Sparta.-4. Political vicissitudes of Greece during the Attic period.

5. General view of Greek literature from 560 to 510 B. C. Pisi-

stratus. His literary circle. The Pisistratida. Polycrates of Samos.

Backward state of Attic literature during the "Tyranny." Poetry

and prose flourish in the Ionian colonies.-6. General view of Greek

literature from 510 B. c. to the close of the Peloponnesian war in 404

B.C. Poetry. Prose literature.-7. General view of Greek literature

from 404 B. c. to the close of the Attic period. - 8. State of educa-

tion in Greece during the Attic period. Schools and schoolmasters.

Libraries. Book trade.-9. Patrons of literature. [Pisistratidæ.

Polycrates.] Pericles.-10. His connexion with Aspasia. Hiero of

Syracuse. The Dionysii. The Macedonian monarchs

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CHAP. II.

ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF GREEK PROSE COMPOSITION.

1. First essays in prose writing long precede a popular prose literature.

Laws. Rhetræ of Lycurgus. Draco. Solon. Peloponnesian archives.

-2. Rise of popular prose composition. Cadmus. Pherecydes. Acu-

silaus. Eumelus. Aristeas. Epimenides. - 3. Restriction of early

Greek metrical history to mythical subjects.-4. Causes of that re-

striction. Similar restriction of earliest prose history. First appli-

cation of prose to philosophical subjects. —5. Geography the mother

of authentic history. Aristeas of Proconnesus. Anaximander and

Hecatæus of Miletus. Scylax.-6. Genealogical literature. First

essays in authentic history. Charon of Lampsacus. Other early

historians.-7. Greek technical chronology. Earliest chronologers.

Charon of Lampsacus. Hellanicus. Olympic register.-8. Definition

and origin of the Olympic era. Hippias. Aristotle. Timæus.-9.

Olympiad of Corobus; Olympiad of 1phitus and Lycurgus. Identity

of the two eras.-10. Philosophical literature. Its slow progress.-11.

Rhetoric. Theagenes of Rhegium. Rhapsodists. Sicilian masters.

Sophists. Definition and character of.-12. Gorgias. Protagoras.

Prodicus. Hippias. Early Attic orators. Thrasymachus. Theo-

dorus. Grammatical works. 13. Miscellaneous prose literature.

Fable. Æsop. Other branches of popular prose.-14. Greek prose

style. Style as dependent on dialect. Early Ionic prose. Its variety

of usage.-15. Attic prose. 16. Style as dependent on structure and

composition. "Sententious" style. - 17. "Periodic " style. Gorgias.

Lysias. Perfection of Attic style. Later vicissitudes of Ionic style.

A defect of the classical Attic style

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CHAP. III.

HISTORIANS PRIOR TO HERODOTUS.

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Part I. Historians flourishing prior to the Peloponnesian war.

1. Early fabulous or apocryphal writers. Acusilaus. His genealogical

work. His version of the legend of Troy.-2. Scylax of Caryanda.

Hecatæus of Miletus. His age and character. - 3. His Periodus or

Description of the Earth.-4. Arrangement of its contents. -5. Coun-

tries omitted or neglected. Other characteristics of his geographical

research.-6. His genealogical work. His dialect and style. Dionysius

of Miletus.-7. Charon of Lampsacus. His age and works. Materials

supplied by them to Herodotus. His style.-8. Xanthus of Lydia.

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His Lydian history. His other reputed works.-9. Hippys of Rhegium.

His works. His style. Deïochus of Proconnesus. Melesagoras. Eu-

demus of Paros. Democles of Phygela. Simonides of Ceos. Xeno-

medes of Chios

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Part II. Historians flourishing during the Peloponnesian war.

10. Pherecydes. His age and birthplace. His Archæologia. — 11. His

system of mythology. His style. - 12. Antiochus of Syracuse. His

notice of Rome.-13. Stesimbrotus of Thasos. His memoirs of Athe-

nian statesmen. His character of Cimon, and of Pericles.-14. Ion

of Chios. His prose works. His character of Pericles, and of Cimon.

15. His style.-16. Herodorus of Heraclea. His Life of Hercules.

His Argonautica. His composition and style. His other works. —

17. Hellanicus of Lesbos. His age. List of his works.-18. His

Deucalionia: Phoronis: Atlantis.-19. His Atthis: Æolica: Lesbica :

Troïca: Persica: Argive Priestesses: Carneonicæ.

20. His apo-

cryphal works. His knowledge of the Latin tongue. His style.

Damastes of Sigeum

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CHAP. IV.

HERODOTUS: HIS LIFE AND TIMES.

1. Herodotus the Homer of prose history.-2. His autobiographical

notices. 3. Other notices of his life. His Halicarnassian nativity.

His settlement at Thurium, and its imputed causes. Epoch of his

birth.-4. Tradition of his recital of his work at Olympia. Historical

objections to that tradition.-5. Its intrinsic improbability.-6. His

work rose but slowly in popular estimation. Tears of Thucydides.

Other supposed public recitals at Corinth, Thebes, Athens.-7. The

Assyrian history of Herodotus. His death and character

CHAP. V.

HERODOTUS: HIS WORK, AND ITS MATERIALS.

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1. Epitome of the text. -2. Research of Herodotus. How to be cri-

tically estimated. Definition of the Greek term 'loropin, History.

Different kinds of historical evidence. 3. Period of history treated

by Herodotus. His neglect of the mythical age. His historical sources.

-4. Previous historians. Hecatæus. Xanthus.-5. Charon of Lamp-

Hippys. Antiochus. Stesimbrotus. Hellanicus. Geogra-

phers.-6. Monumental records. Oral testimony.-7. Mythical legend.
rules for appreciating its historical value.-8. Application of those

sacus.