Chapter 12

GRECIAN LITERATURE AND ART, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PERSIAN TO THE CLOSE OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WARS (B.C. 500-403).

LITERATURE.

Introductory. The Era of Athenian Greatness.--SYMONDS.

I. Lyric Poetry. Simonides.--"Lamentation of Dan'a-ë."--MAHAFFY. Pindar.--"Threnos."--THIRLWALL: PRIOR: SYMONDS: GRAY: POPE: HORACE.

II. The Drama.--BULWER. 1. Tragedy.--Melpom'ene.--AKENSIDE. Æschylus.--"Death of Agamemnon."--PLUMPTRE: LAWRENCE: VAN SCHLEGEL: BYRON: MAHAFFY. Sophocles.--OEd'ipus Tyran'nus."--TALFOURD: PHRYN'ICHUS: SIM'MIAS. Euripides.--"Alcestis Preparing for Death."--SYMONDS: MILTON: MAHAFFY. The Transitions of Tragedy.--GROTE. 2. Comedy. Characterization of. Aristophanes.--Extracts from "The Cloud." "Choral Song from The Birds."--PLATO: GROTE: SEWELL: MILTON: RUSKIN.

III. History. Hecatæ'ns.--MAHAFFY: NIEBUHR. Herodotus.--"Introduction to History."--LAWRENCE. Herodotus and his Writings.--MACAULAY. Thucyd'i-des.--MAHAFFY. Thucydides and Herodotus.--BROWNE.

IV. Philosophy. Anaxag'oras: his Death.--WILLIAM CANTON. The Sophists.--MAHAFFY. Socrates.--"Defence of Socrates."--"Socrates' Views of a Future State."--MAHAFFY: THOMSON: SMITH: TYLER: GROTE.

ART.

I. Sculpture and Painting. Phid'ias.--LÜBKE: GILLIES: LÜBKE. Polygno'tus.--Apollodo'rus.--Zeux'is.--Parrha'sius. --Timan'thes. Parrhasius and his Captive.--SENECA: WILLIS.

II. Architecture. Introductory.--THOMSON. The Adornment of Athens.--BULWER. I. The Acrop'olis and its Splendors. The Parthenon.--HEMANS. II. Other Architectural Monuments of Athens. The Temple of The'seus.--HAYGARTH. Athenian Enthusiasm for Art.--BULWER. The Glory of Athens.--TALFOURD.