New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24
LITERARY NOTES.
tue Of Dante has been "inaugu1ated" at

A statue of Dante has been "inaugurated" at
Naples.
The second volume of Prior Naughan's " Life
and Iahors Of s. Thomas of Aquin" Is nearly ready.
MI Onslow Yorke, who has been writing the
"secrct History of the International" is said to be
Mr.. Hepworth Dixon.
Macmillan g. Co. viii shortly issue trans
laon AZ Dr Carl Memberships account OF his fathers
intercourse with Goethe.
A memorial in favor Of NJ. ElsGe Reclus has
ncen drawn IN and signed by many scientific men. in
Guiding Prof. owen and Mr.. Darwin.
Shakespeare's King john" the German YER
sion hy Baron LoGn has brought at Leipsc
where 1t performed for the first time
Antonio Maschio, Venetian gOndolier has
published a little work Dante's Dvina Commedia
which ne dedcates Prof Alberto Errera who has done
30 much in Venice In the cause Of education.
Herr Hartwig has published an answer, en-
tied Schiller ais Plagiarius." and addressed TO Prof
Protonotari. defending Schiller from the charge Of
plagiarism brought against him in the N"ord Anotog'd
NJ. LudOvic Lalanne, well known by his ex-
ceent edition of Maherbe, has just corrected the last
proofs Of DiCtonnare dc PHistore de France" which
Will form part Of Messrs. Hachete's series Oh WorAs VI
reference.
The TRANSACTIONS of NJ. Taine's "NOtes on
England" which have appeared in The Daily Ners, will
shortly be published collected FORM with additions
and with an introduction gyi9g an 3l
The Lord Chief Justice of England has under
taken 70 sum up in series Of critical articles tho whole
Of the crcumtantal evidence respecting the authorship
Letters of Junius, including that OF nanWIl-
inC lately brought forward by the Hon I"lsuetoh
and Mr. Chab0t.
NM. Emile BOutmy and Ernest Vinet have
organized in Paris kind Of Jdcum OF board OF pro-
fcssors whose duty will be to deliver lectures on po
ltica science in its various branches The lectures are
advertised to begin this month SubOined is list OF the
professors: Geography and EthnOgIaphy," NJ Henry
i;aidOz; Diplomatic History" NJ Albert ooreli history
of the Doctrines Of Political Economy" NJ. Anat0le
DunOyer: statistics" NJ. f. Levasseur; Financial Or
ranlzatiOn." NJ Paul Leroy Beaueu; Theories OF So
cial Reform NJ Paul Janet After "a curriculum OF two
wears the students will be admitted 10 maintain public
dsputation and to receive duly qualified diploma
of capacity.
A sketch of American Literature during the
wear 1871 In the AthenRum contains notice OF Bayard
TlylOrs Faust of which it remarks: 1t is the one
book Of year which almost Unlimited praise may
nc given without extravaganza. Mr. Taylor has avoided
the Scylla and the Charybds of the translatOrs of
'Faust He has not sacrificed iOt Of the perfect
power dignity, and art of the German masterpiece, 10
obviously strained attempt 20 preserve the roll ana
melody Of the original Metres Yet ne has succeeded in
giving the very ring Of Of GOethes wonderful YER
sifcatOn, and such songs Meme Run list HIM have
his hands little of their exquisite dehcacy There
things in translation more nearly perfect than
ms rendering of OF the grander passages while a.
specimens of elaborate and painstakng artistic work MS
Inanagemcnt-fOr inStance-Of the singular dfhcut
metres OF the Easter songs, eXces thorough surprSe