134. Of the tragedies of Eschylus.
135. Of the Greek comedy. Of Aristotle's defini-
tion and chronology of the first comedy. Of
Epicharmus, considered as the first writer
of comedy.
136. Fragments of Epicharmus. Account of Phor-
mis, 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, Hippar-
chus, Philonides, and Theopompus, with
their fragments translated.
142. Of the middle comedy of the Greeks. Anec-
dotes of Alexis: fragments of that dramatic
poet collected..
143. The same collection continued and concluded.
Anecdotes of Antiphanes.
144. Collection of fragments from the comedies of
Antiphanes.
145. Of Anaxandrides. Of Aristophon, with frag-