Transcriber's Notes:

1. Inconsistent hyphenation of words preserved.
2. Several misprints corrected. Hover over underlined word in the text to see the corrections made. A full list of corrections can be found at the end of the text.
3. On page 19, Aristophanes's period is noted as (488-385 B. C.); Aristophanes was born circa 448 B. C.