New-York tribune., 1879-06-09
lIrERART MOTIFS.
G. ". S.

Count Won Moltle Will soon publish his
Recolections o. spain"
Henry Holt s. Co. have in press for imme-
diae publication IN their Leisure Hour series ne"
story by Mrs. Alexander, called "M"id, Wife or
Widowf" and one nv The aniher Of "Mss Molly" With
the title "Delica" They will issue June ~ an ira-
portaat work Yee College, In Two handsonie q"eT,o
volumes Of oyer 3cO p',Ses eaGh @ "a M G rld iS" "'e'
A Life of Cardinal Newman will be published
m London Immediately as special volume N the series
Of Lives OF tho Cardinals which begun about year
ago Tie Life win the origin and development Of Tic
Tracsran movement and give special attention to the
political opinions Of the Cardinal An interesting feature
of IL VIII be an account visits OF Dr. Newman 10
Rome and the foundation OF the English OratOry.
The June number of NdcmH'GR's Magazine
contains address recently delivered by Dean stanley
on the Historical Aspect Of the American Churches,
Which, in certain sense, sequel 10 the series Of ser
mons and addresses by him recently printed here III
boo-furm In this number Is printed the fourth pert OF
the series on "Bu1uss Unpublished COmmon-place
Book" Tie NTH ana last part VIII appear III Ihe July
number.
A remarkable gathering of men of letters
will assemble in London to-day ut the opening OF the
international Literary Congress, Of which Victor Hugo
f. the president 1t is expected that upward of 200
We-known men from France, Germany America, Italy,
Austria Spain, Belgium, and other countries will be
present ;amOuG them are mentioned Edmond About
Ivan Turcenef Castelar, lola and Simon 1he English re-
eeptiou committee includes Tennyson FrOude, Anthony
TroIlope, Leslie stephen, justin Mccarthy and Blan-
chard Jerrold The Mayor OF sratford-ou-AVon has
offered to receive and entertain the Congress at the
birthplace Shakespeare, and the invitation has been
accepted The object OF the meeting is the promotion
of international copyright law. Hitherto the work OF
the society has confined TO the reading OF reports
TO preliminary studies the existing state on copy
right and 70 other preparations for future action. II is
purpose of the socetv 10 secure its oect eventually
by means Of congresses IN various paris OF tne Wol
will be held IN NeW-1Ork. The LOhdoh meeting VIII
continue four days.
Another important fact besides the one al
ready mentioned III this column is made by Herr Geber
IN his work Galeo. Not only does be show that the
celebrated decree prohibiting tho discussion Of the doc
trne that earth is the centre Of the universe and
mova5le ves unknown to Calico and not mentioned
uati sixteen years after II written, but he gives
q declaration by Cardinal Bellarninr written III 1916
that Gah6o had not recanted The Holy Office Feb
ruary 1916 three days before the decree OF absolute
prohibition written had declared unanimously that
the doctrine taught by Calico was "philosOphically
absurd and false and regards theological truthat least
erroneous in the faith" and thereupon certain enemies
OF Calico started report that he had been forced for
may 20 recant 1T then OF Galileos request that
the Cardinal out his declaration IN which he said:
"slgnor Goloo hes nbjurcd ether in our hand or
the hand other person hero IN Rome or
else 90 far as Know opinion or doctrine held by
him: neither mas any pthhHCt Dttn lihIost't
upon him There had been made be says, by the Holy
Father declaration setting forth thet The doctrine q
CO5er.icus contrary to tye Holy scriptures ana
therefore cJud defended held. This had been
Rn.l''n'' al. anu '0'--"1'-'"''D - ''''' '' ' ~
Lessing's How the AnciGnts Represented
Death" az given i'll a new volume in Bohn's Library
containing Lessiug's Prose Works" (scrbner Wei
f,r) is the first translation Of 1t that has been pub
lisued. THE essay, like many ether Of Lessing's
works had a personal origin Tue publication of the
I.okooa had oaled eut Professor KlotR, OF
the University of Halle and unfounded attack
upon its accuracy aud scholarship, and among other
points whi.h he made the one that Les-ing had
been in error when affirmed that the ancionts did
not relreseut Death ae skeleton. IessEgs reply is a
vigorous affirmation 0f propositions. Ql That the
ancient artss represented Death under Qute another
Image than that skeleton. ana ~ that whcn they
repr4sent.d a skeleton they meant by 1t something
quite different from Death. They portrayed
Death, not as a skeleton. bat according to
the Homeric idea. as the twin brother OF
eep aud represented both with the likeness between
them which naturally pected in Death was
a uged youth VINO III pensi attitude stands beside
a cOruse, his e1 foot crossing Gs right Lis right baHd
and his head resting reversed tesch, while IN lis
left hand which grsGps the torch, he holds wreath
with a butterfly Where skeletons found works
OF they represent kind Of parted sous
the LatG being the restless spirits OF the bad who
punishment fOr their wander the earth as
spectres- an empty the pious. a bhghtlng
terror 70 the impious Because Lessng said the an
cent artists did not represent Death skeleton lie
charges that Professor KlOtz accuses hm OF saying
they never Represented skeleton ~ al An accusation
ike TINS Is enough. he says, " 20 put tue coolest
calmest man out Oi temper
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