CHAPTER XVII.. Literature and Art After the Close of the Peloponnesian War.

LITERATURE AND ART AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.

LITERATURE.

I. The Drama.--MAHAFFY. Phile'mon.--"Faith in God." Menander.--"Human Existence."--SYMONDS: LAWRENCE.

II. Oratory.--MILTON: CICERO. Æs'chines and Demosthenes.--LEGARÉ: BROUGHAM: HUME.

III. Philosophy. Plato.--HAYGARTH: BROUGHAM: KENDRICK: MITCHELL. Aristotle.--POPE: BROWNE: LAWRENCE: SMITH: MAHAFFY. Academe.--ARNOLD. Epicu'rus and Ze'no.--LUCRETIUS.

IV. History. Xen'ophon.--MITCHELL. Polyb'ius.

ART.

I. Architecture and Sculpture. Changes in Statuary.--WEYMAN. The Dying Gladiator.--LÜBKE: THOMSON. The La-oc'o-on.--THOMSON: HOLLAND.

II. Painting. Venus Rising from the Sea.--ANTIPATER. Apel'les and Protog'enes.--ANTHON. Protogenes' Picture at Rhodes.--THOMSON.

Concluding Reflections. The Image of Athens.--SHELLEY. Immortal Influence of Athens.--MACAULAY: HAYGARTH.