GENERAL CHARACTER OF ROMAN POETRY. PAGE Recent change in the estimate of Roman Poetry 1 Want of originality 2 As compared with Greek Poetry 3 " " with Roman Oratory and History 4 The most complete literary monument of Rome 5 Partly imitative, partly original 6 Imitative in forms 7 " in metres 8 Imitative element in diction 9 " " in matter 11 Original character, partly Roman, partly Italian 13 National spirit 14 Imaginative sentiment 15 Moral feeling 16 Italian element in Roman Poetry 17 Love of Nature 17 Passion of Love 19 Personal element in Roman Poetry 20 Four Periods of Roman Poetry 24 Character of each 24 Conclusion 26 CHAPTER II. VESTIGES OF INDIGENOUS POETRY IN ROME AND ANCIENT ITALY. Niebuhr's theory of a Ballad-Poetry 28 The Saturnian metre 29 Ritual Hymns 31 Prophetic verses 33 Fescennine verses 34 Saturae 35 Gnomic verses 36 Commemorative verses 37 Inferences as to their character 38 From early state of the language 39 No public recognition of Poetry 40 Roman story result of tradition and reflection 41 Inferences from the nature of Roman religion 43 From the character and pursuits of the people 44 Roman Poetry of Italian rather than Roman origin 45 FIRST PERIOD. FROM LIVIUS ANDRONICUS TO LUCILIUS. CHAPTER III. BEGINNING OF ROMAN LITERATURE. LIVIUS ANDRONICUS. CN. NAEVIUS, 240-202 B.C.