New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
BITS OF CRITICISM.

BROWNING THE POET OF THE GRoTEsQUE.-
OF the groesquere of rhythm well as OF rhyme he Is
certainly the greatest master in our languages for the
true groesq is to say, Teutonic grotesgue,
which lies ia the expression of deep ideas through fam
tastic forUsnot Butler nor Swift. nor Hood nor Bar
BAN attempted. In the Teutonc mind the nstlnotiye
guest really nOt-savo IN music-oeauty at ALL bot the
&oodeta the Pr0f9gpd the Hga 'he
expressing the emotions aroused by these qualities
N forms that arc 0aI ,s genjps Dss.ion for
ITALY, and perhaps for the Latin races generally,
fsh poet of our century; and IN the matter OF
grotesgue he effects by rhymes entirely ncOngruous
the incOngruty OF their deep sayings with the prose
6uips and cranks which emOody them. However, TINS
~ must be said that he has produced new thns
In English lteraturey-lThe Athenseum
WILLIAM BLACK AS A POLITICAL NOVELIST
1.-The qualities wnch have won Mr. Blacks popularity
and high in literature are not wanting 10 sun
which are tie result OF and study pushed TO their
extreme limit. visible as ever Something how
the reader in the opening chapters Of this story 1t
seems The genius OF the writer has assumed new
attitude and while retaining the qualities which gained
lie influence before presents larger aspect and holder
front II 4 we are not mstaken the nrst line that
ps the subject mater OF romance The sense IN
which Sunrise is political romance IS qua. IN WHICH
rovsrnment OF the world are politics. Ii is great
fneme aud 80 far the author been equal to It, The
trst rays OF that revolution which is still beneath the
horizon and which only the clear aud farseeng fore
him and he apiy calls them Sunrise" Many writers
Or fiction atten pied TO cothe this skeleton to
swskening interest. so far we acquainted with
modern eratuse, Mr. Black is the nr9t VINO has made
hone Of the empty jingle of Lothairs Marianne" II
IL earnest practical TO the purpose London News
ANEcpOTIcAL PogrRY.-Leigh Hunt is the
greatest master Of snecdotsai poetry IN our language
II would be d ffcult indeed 10 match and that such
belence attained without much artistic care
hpS muou az we now have it with the orig
bal draft ruined by 4 polemoa prologue. as II ap-
That Hunt had Just enough reflective power and incis
byeness OF intellect 10 perceive what amount OF sugges
by given anecdote without having that irresist-
Scb iaD Does of more vigorous nseec ike Mr. BroWn
Epg pretty TO dsplay. II II may be said OF man
truly NAV the same .hins be said when the thing to be
kold is an anecdote It's pity the age Is 80 clever
least is comfort. To keep on the simple lines OF his
hnecdoe impossible to writer who - clever or his
The symbOzer the writer OF parables- The Athen9um
swINBURNE AS A CRrTIC-There Is no one
kwinsurne no one who possesses larger power OF APP
In vino utiers forth bis praise with such glow OF
feeling and, must add with such magniloquence OF
Volume lon shakespeare is the pomp aud prodigality
With which hngish poet avishes his notes Of ad
iraton not only upon Shakespeare Dut upon VICTOR
Hugo-fThc Spectator
IsGRAMs PoE.-Mr. Migrants merits are
very great and his book Is very welcome. He Sits
everything the bottom. leaving no stone unturned,
with the Poe before u.s. on the whole,
an upright faithful aud srectlonate man, STRUGGLING
brsvey surmOunt the faint Of blood" the terrible
Inheritance the demon which Baudelaire rather un-
towardly and with TOO ready an acceptance OF Grs-
Nods facs declares transformed his debauches into
Necessary .'mnemonic means Of WORK in direct oppo.
sion to all POe's published sentiments on tue effect or
e1mulauis and his PLAN, personal confessions That
ne had pleasure whatever IN the sumnants In which
be was tempted 10 Indulge. TIE man who Deliberately
Necare that life IN the open air the love OF woman,
end task" were the three main elements In
happiness, very likely TO have indorsed Baude
lsires theory Mr. Ingram's memoir valn-
fbie for effectively dsp0sng, not only OF GrswOlds
Data but also Of this school and OF the wicked and
Eject that the finest genius inevitably owes something
70 indulgence and excess that IL depends on inne-
monte processes" such have limited ar ana IL I'M
productive indeed through them The Spectator
AN ENGLIsHMAN ON GENERAL GRANTS
DRAYELs In any il must have been difficult Tor
General Grant travel IKE ordinary tourist unless
be was prepared preserve the stucest ncognt0 He
FS precisely The kind Of man that every class ~
MN gea DaDder. but his tastes $50 they saw Dad
remained q Ose OF agricu turist On one side OF bis
pstare be with the arstOcratic classes
Eniope for he had welded MASSES Of men and dealt
thsm gardless OF life as long as tn great aims
tepor'ec the homeliest OF heroes and a man Of
eeoas In Newcastle they recognized hun at
s suee as the Tyre Of Tynesde skipper During his
s sssat years political career he bad hardly made
spvech Ike Napoleon Ill, whom he dctCstcd and
Eond have fought In Mexico had he cot his own way,
ne mad great faculty for silence; Dut unlike hlm his
Ryfcy had proved that he never broOded over chaos
.nh so many reasons for Offering him the common
kssas OF curiosity approval IT II not surprising that
pen in A@erea duly heard From The day Of his aud
H. liverpool iron Philadelphia TO the day when hc
san FrinciscO from Japan he the centre OF
fonunu0us and respectful attention. On route,
fRpesr he was the friend OF monarchg and RESPONSE
~" 'Aen conndence.-fSt Jamess Gazette.