New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
MuAr MArrs \ PoruLAR SryLE.-What Is 4

WHAT MAKES A POPULAR STYLE.-What is il
that constitutes the POI element in style IA distn
hed from real power to treat the subject in hand with
lucdity and FORGET We are inclined 10 THINK IL j. Ae
power producing rapidly moving serem Oh VIVA aa
novel impressions. clear in detail which SEINE 10 um
nate subject without always really doing So II Is inis
which makes Professor Tyndan so effective popuaInih
of science for instance. Mark the rapidly WIN whh
he narIatcs the skill with which he selects ms "ou'
SO as to produce graphic conception OF mhule P ,
uomenon I'm science detail Is every thing ana lno NS!
faculty which often spOils poetry and tue lS"Vt ~
aginative writing, discrlmlnates INK nom unA III ~
sequence OF scientific proc IS. i hg,H' M dov hss
though one of the most beautiful writers OF our u! ,
gained his popularity greatly by the faults as Wen - w
the beauties OF his effects BUT ms lail - ,tseI
STYLE. but In the ecccntriclues or ms ucsl,l' s
which often manages to disort and bring MO anuo
prominence points which startling as t'y tir truth
startling by their faulty perspective, not D! to' "
elect.-lrhe Spectator.
THE Tusr OF FoETRY.-The test of poetry Is
simple The difference between II ana every "lhI ,;s
OF literature is that 1t Is metrical ana whlle
prose needs nothing hut imaginative life poetry ltl.
also mrtrca rhy thmc fe-the metre must nt an
pulse and not accidents and though me rny ,bI n
not exist for ITSELF be vital rs 10 show ta
has right 10 exist for itself To enrich one len sI ,,ns
nOurishing 1t on the waters or HE takes so
aud much expenditure OF force, that 10 DeoOu hs
master OF poetic methods Is given to Out cM av ina
nudnces of metric art quito infinite, aul II nns n
said without hesitation that there are In every unv 80
decaces of merical effect which are lGst 10 az ra
tor of these lifelong literary STUDY o. P men
seems TO be requisite. 40 s4Sn SUN 1--WE no
time at all. Yet they try TO-. write .r ,e ind
Not only do they write poetry" out us! n
people to read IL and admire IT, one OF man. mi
fovable traits distinguishing him from raccoonfs ia
other creatures is his utnS capacity OF ailnins ara
fellows To Mr. Sanborn. Thoreaus doSsereI NeIs Sor-
"a ravishing as the music Of the spheres In
ever, ThOreau has said most wise ana beaulll 'T6e
and he will always retain place In hler"'ui"
Athen9um.
aHENRY JAMes's SCHooL."-Certalniy, 10 ~
Thackeray and Hawthorne and George Elot t na"
eschewedan moving incident and dlre iayitng,
mere manners and speech and pOStirllgs anu IT, nor
OF their people with passions they could neithS aay
inspire could not chain attention as they 10 hf N
IL one. half OF human nature and the Disco sn Mr.
human life is to be eliminated in Amerloa,, ~. But
Jalness school may be the school OF te onle ia
actual conditions give such hope 10 lew whose
life the sugaI-coated pie about the SELECTION rs do
pums they can spend their time PRONG ana osrting
Mr. Jamcs's people Though fath may % a"i,,al In
tumuluous human nature still llNes, anu ",,scture
snct nourishes. Not even Mr. Jamess SUBS , dsports
can disguise this The animal or the P.1ee, any
within his pages but without the faith III grand
one else 10 raise his emotions into the md sur
passion The difference is that between .th OF tho
ieited conyentionnllty We do not deny tue ansly "a
picture We only object 10 treating nun 80 Sysent day
Ia select him as the only specimen OF te INTO tho
worth embalmlng Whom Hawthorne i iea With awe
Condolences of self tortured soul we believe rI nom
some faith the more 50 that tho experience Of
our own: but there is something about tnS ~ admits
Mr. Jnmes's people which prompts the Wish hs o do.
ter sound thrashug and give them sone'"Ns
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