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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 849
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FOREIGN LITERATURE. JPoets Madame and Po...
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Notices Of Books. 849
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 849
Foreign Literature. Jpoets Madame And Po...
FOREIGN LITERATURE . _JPoets Madame and Poetry L » Davesies of Germany de Pontes , JBiograp Translator hical of and "Egmont Critical " & Notices c . Chapman . By
and Hall . , , Although German literature it is onl has y arisen of late in years this country that any yet general it has interest spread in so
rap and idl has y , that opened the to stud the y Eng of the lish language student has a large alread , and y become varied universal field of ,
knowled The name ge , thoug s of the ht , greater and speculation German . authors and the distinguishing
characteristics are well known of to their genius and are even now the familiar less attractive to all ; their volumes works of many ;
p the as hers enthusiastic deeper , find , and with more a reverence not abstruse a few as among German in their us , own metap as keen birth hysicians an -lace appreciation . and philoso , and - p
take a peculiar German these poetry charm volumes especiall and alread interest y , y beyond knowin for the that g something Eng of all lish other reader of countries the , who subject , will has , up
and g lete lad to sketch learn of more German , . Madame poetry , de from PonteV the earliest work offers period a tolerabl down to y the comp opening of the present centuryAlthough professing no
ab-. struse or minute research , the book is compiled with sufficient care , —printed however with singular inaccuracy and neg Scandinavian ligence .
thology the The object earlier and of German the part work is fairy enlivened later lore on , with not when always legends poetry strictl of was y woven connected in with with My- _,
history , and political changes ; heralded , revolutions in style , we have glimpses of some of the great characters and events second of art Germany contains ;
biograp and , coming hies of down the greater towards and our lesser own times stars , , who the formed p the brilliant
of group whom of German England celebrities has lately of had the much last century fuller . and Goethe more and contain perfect Schiller pic- ,
tures than such a book as the present could possibly , are wisel ceptable Sli y ght omitted to as the they . lovers are , these of their sketches works of remarkable no profound men criticism will be is ac at-
temp pathetic ted , and and and simp what interest le is story offered in of Klopstock is who unobjectionable could ; _' s Meta not , toil which and throug has modest h awakened his . labo The - sympath many
y rious the painful and respectable tragedy of poem Burger ; hastl the 's life romantic , ballads so much death the more of Theodore varied terrible fortunes and Korner sick of - ; ening than even his own ;
gy celebrated the Schub notices art ; members and iven somewhat by Madame of the of Hainbund de the Ponte lives are _' s of and alread the characters less y brilliant well of known , the or rather , more but ,
less erratic g meteors will be welcome to many , and will throw an additional interest over the stray verses of ChamissoSalis , Matthisson ,
, & cwhich ring now in most of our memories unconnected with any , authors
special or distinct knowledge of their .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1858, page 349, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071858/page/61/
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