The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-21
Gle Rntland 9ailg Glubc
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1876.
Daniel Deronda. y

OduACl OClOuUd'
There is no doubt that Daniel DeronCa
is ole of the most remarkable stories ever
written. 1t is altogether the best of George
Eliots, and it has the same kind of supe-
riority to all other English taos that Tea
nyson's idyl of "Guineycre" has to oil mod
ern English poetry. The story not only
describes, but trausfigures, familiar life aHd
character. II portrGys conduct practicable
by all men, yet the mere description of
which Is an inspiration and cXaltation. The
'Guinovcre" is supreme among recent pc
ems because il describes the highest and
finest christian behavior as the most simple
and natural. Yet it has something of the
glamour of twilight and iaery. Daniel
Deronda, on tie ether hand, is a tale of
to-day, told with cOnsummate art, with
profound insight and comprehension, and
with mastery self-restraint which is the
more admirable because it risks ia the gen
eral apprehension the reputation of dra-
matte power The evidence and triumph
Of that power are, therefore, all the more
satisfactory. A little excess, little of
the extravaganza and caricaturc which
Dickens has made 30 fascinating, would
indeed have given more pronounced SUI
perfical impression Of that dramatic skill
which George Eliot is alleged to lack. Il
is often said that her stories are delightful
and amusing and Intellectual, but that she
has created very few characters that "stand
out" and become familiar aud universal
types, like so many of ScJtts and Dickens.
There Is truth in this assertion, but 1t is
also true that large part OF the peculiar
prominence of many fictitious characters
in common allusion and understanding is
the result OF klhd OIL pardoiao!e tflchery'
iaughhole eXtraVagance' OF "hicn hlc-
a"per anu DICK o"lVeiler are l'iusUa-
'ions,
CT III Dan'cl Deronua there are Ine h"t-
uraihess ana moderation OF me Shakes-
pe4ran CHARACTERIZATION mere y nc
purasc OF movement or "oru OF looh con,
s,ahtly associated WIN character, ana
therefore, Distinguishing MA as II ne were
iaocled out lhere are tue INC 'hsislehcleS
| ana surprises and doubts which surrounc
| interesting and comDleX charact ers in ac-
tuel ovneriorce Tho NAV of LIGHT and
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hcnsive insight, the sus,eined effort whiel
arc given few.
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ton. The ususl attempt to portray tru
hero is very apt to end IN inquire IKE ivan
hoe or the Mas er of Ravenswood, Ken
elm Chlllingly or Guy Livingstone. lh"s
who wish to avoid heroes give us Arthu
Pendennis or CiIYe NeWcome, modern mel
OF me woIlI, gCod-halurcu anu Rood-prlh
clpled. There are also the gGo9y yuuni
men. But where, before Danlei Deronda
is tue portrait IN 1lction OF the hne-nataie
youth, pure, unworidiy, manly anu con
forming his daily lie IN the MIDST OF INT
most CONVENTIONAL society 10 me principe
that We call christian because OF me lie II
which they were most July manifested
None OF the great modern Engilsh master
OF hciion nave dealt or would nalqrali.
nave uealt win such CHARACTER ~ re
CURED an Unusual compina'loh OF lntellec
t1ai grasp, oil profound ana earnest con
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