New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-09
BIS OF CRITICISM.

THE UNoRIGINAL AMERICAN.-Of all, or al-
all 0 AND s%c ike notsses
European The New World responsible but for tneis
SUrn and an Sp Si I'D
ling France and that Of SPAIN that other OF
that are most %aG G 6dsm nSS and easy ADDISON %
ne 1S Sn PHs SnoceS Of GOETHE and Hene Of
Romancero aud the COmmedia," Of the Northern
%nS he or o.
topsis y unoultured and uneclecto Henry James
1.-The Atheneum.
A BRITISH CRITIC ON A CONFEDERATE ARMY.
fractions On both sides the principles involved were
ing the language the race the ideas OF the comeaants
were our own The army OF Northern dHgo Vtghiaa
maintain and the character It earned and sustained,
enlisted and will for generations continue to enlist me
strongest English sympathes. II fought with English
tenacty English recEiessness of consequences English
dOu6tfal and soon became an evidently losing battle
once only was it fairly beaten in open Heidi over and
S GssT Sg proved Itself more than msch for
apparently overwhelming odds. Its composition re-
ments. Its chiefs were whose personal character
and public conduct displayed all the virtues on which
Virginia are perhaps the most thoroughly English Of oil
the Offsets tSs waSh the mas
type or the ideal English soldier and gentleman as ms
many its eccenTcites but scarcely OF it's
and meaner features the historic character OF che Purt
reminded those who closely followed ther creer Of the
finest examples Of English Cavalier loyalty and simpcd
ity.-lThe Saturday Review.
THE AIRY Mr.. w. Fl. MALLocK.-Mr. Mallock
Is already well known as the writer Of some clever
riOus philosophical scientific, and aesthetic move.
as serious controversOnaist In the pages Of monthly
miscellany. 10 this latter department he has dis
and 3 hS S bn so S
confidence in attack and CRITICISM which not Slways
nS %4 S1oos higher i
e ssfs'iSs i hero mos;
to an eoea9ae how
had let old Tyn9aI and uxley AYE It 'ot. can tell
hot on several occasions and the undisgused con.
tempt with which he is wont to demolish their lmsy
Sp 9One IL which
speak OF the INTELLECTUAL claims Of Catholicism and the
consderate care with which he forfes the positions
left unguarded In the crude apo ofCardnal New
man.-lThe Pail Mall Gazette.
ROBERT BURNs's PRosE.-It Is not generally
known that Bunss works exceed In bulk poetry
large volumes that perceive that the poet wrote 50
many and voluminous letters. The more Of Burnss
prejudice common against his prose style. It Is
mat 5 n ass OF Rs mud he and
with half sincerity and In what ne calls his very best
%sny rse to bis london @c Ts sna
TAYLOR's LECTURES ON GERMAN LITERA-
TURE.-They were intended be an Introduction To
German literature, and down to o certain point they
the best English introduction to German literature
that we have met with. II supplemented by Cariyies
brilliant essays they will leave nothing to be desired By
general reader who unable unwilling to ird UP his
lOns for study Of the ORIGINALS, is Of trust
worthy and vigorous sketches OF the Ieading
features Of the celebrated literature Of Germany.
Although no other writer has so the front to
take rank In line with the giants yet as
prose concerned the literature Of Germany during the
fifty that have passed since Gocthes
Is quito rich IN works OF crit as Il drring the
century which preceded that event But the English
student 10 sadly in need Of guide TO the treasures
that Bayard Taylor chose 20 stOp az Richter. His
lectures II we may In this respect us of
certain school histories which TEEN with details OF the
reign OF Egbert, but silent about the
reign OF Victoria And the risk being TEDIOUS we
mast express strong conviction that great
aud urgent need for good brief guide to modern Ger
man, and We may add. French liternture-a guide va
the best works In these lteratres and not AZ
all TO the best authors The Spectator.