New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
IIEINE.

Those who remember the TRANSACTIONS perpe''"'o"
nv Mr. S.icand in his life of HeDe lew years ago.
and especially the renderings from inns very essay
,,o, herore rs. will not be chary of thanks to Mr.
Feishman for much better work than that OF 'he
liogtaulcr. His translation is not very good
ono. il is hardly idiomatc English; nay. it is
often ungrammatcal the metrical attempts arc
h.art.breakinc; aad il is disfgured by errors OF
,arc,cssucss particularly in proper names. 1or
which author and proof reader seem to be lOlhtIy
responsible: but II can be read without 100 mIch
difficulty il reflects at least something oil the hght
and flash Of Hcine's style, and by comparison with
the loborious exercises of Mr. StCand we are al
most tempted TO call II almost graceful; though
that no doubt would be going too far. Inc
Romantic School has bcen pronounced one OF
lleine'S best and most characteristic WORKS IoSSl-
bly IL may not deserve the first adjective, pnt TIE
second un6oubtcdly ftsit. Rarely has 4 chapter of
literary history in any language been written win
,ueh hri,liancv force. keenness, Wit and reckless
disr,rard of corveuticnalitcs. II was composed
Scr Paris aud its purpose was OStensibly to make
known in France a tchool Of German society and
romance OF which the French had little comprehend
SION. but Us further and probably lis principal
object was 10 cover with ridicule tendency III
literature to which the author entertained violent
aversion. Ia the case of Neuzel, aud perhaps some
o;hcr. Heine had personal CRU ge to satisfy; Ddt
prraonal considerations were not needed TO lnname
lis hatred of school 70 which all his principles OF
Art and of life were directly antagonIstic. lie be-
.raved IN his attack an intensity of passion which
defeated itsef We could no; watch such an on
.laasht without thrilling interest; We could not
refrain from frequent bursts of laughter; bat IL
was pl1in even 10 a tyro that Icincs sharp IN
.isht wac not ballncel by the complementary
oua.ilies -- judgment and sympathy -- which
DIc necessary for just critic. lie
shows hero lack Of the critical temper and even OF
the critical conscience HIS assault upon A W.
Schlc-cl one Of the iaost hIdeou5 outrages IN oil
tie scaudal.us chronicles Of authorship. lhe "orst
passay IS i'm this notorious piece OF literary b''cK-
euardisu are unG for quotations but here Is an
extract fron /. mes remarks upon Joseph CORES
which NAV give some idea Of the spirit and manner
Of tine wrol, essay Cores vas disciple oil
schcl!.uc. a leader in the patriotic movement
srain>t Napol'on--Nh'c was an intellectual as
well rs political fcmont-anl after Waterloo
;cc-urer az Munich. by 10 means in favor with the
.b.onlii.f >oyrrcicus ilclnc was equally incapable
Of sharing his sentiment tor German medl~valsm
and for German independence. In the one feeling
lie saw nothing hut "hate against France, IN the
,thcr nothing but moral degradation
Ills lectures as well as his books hetray the great,
ct confusion aud ENHANCEMENT OF IDEAS and
language. and lie was oI'eh C0'hY"ic1' ~ I4
N.ttoat reason TO the Tower OF Babel lie
really does resemble an immense tower IN "hich
hundred thousand thoughts are suTGlhg 70 ana Ho
hrlugWrg, shouting scoioinr, ana yet unable 10
uuacls ana one auU'hcr 81 intervals the an
seemed 10 moo, rate and then hs speech was SLOW,
loy..ld tedious dfipi dripl drip from his dolori-
o... hps fen ID" mcnotOnouS words Ike the dear!
ar. ppua 81 Ta.n from the lcadcn caves OF a ROOF
When a. ticcs the Old dcmago lc fury awoke u
him contrasting most disatyreeably with his ptOuS
phta,es of m0ikIsh humility; when he snivclled
words OF hIi7tia love az The same time sGrinEHg
toand m in hlood-,Lir,ty rago-then be resembled
q tousrIcd hycna.
l,ciue Is Ear more just TO another writer Of the
tomartic school whose muse was inspired by the
VS., Of liberation He says of INLAND;
tins Tcga.us was a kughtiy seed that gladly
tr1'tcl back 30 tho past. but obSimately |
refused to bulge when urged forward
into our modern life, and so our worthy |
INLAND siuIhngly dismOunted, quietly upSad He'd |
fine unruly stced ann lei It back to tho stable |
There il remains 10 this very day Like Us col |
league the famous war-hofSo iayard, 1t posse Sos
all possible virtues. and only one i&ult-it IS de&d |
Thus is pungent aud cflcctive--far moro effective
than the unmelsured abuse heaped upon many
other names. But Heine was too good Partisan to |
Ioyo UAlaud. Once indeed, he capable Of en- |
Toying that poet:
hold the .,me volume again in my hands, but
twenty years have flown since then, and have seen
much ard learned much. | 10 longer believe IN |
Eeadcss human beinGe, and the OH ghost Story has
10 longer power to move me. The house wherein |
st aud read Is situated on the BOueyardMOn mairTe
Tho GeTcest turmoil Of the day breaks in |
tumuituous pillows around this spot and loud and |
fhHll are heard tho vOlce3 oil the modern epoch. |
FIRST, a burst OF laughter; then heavy rumb ing
next, drums beating quick time and then, Ike 4 |
flash the national guards dash bv in quick march
and everyone Ep aka French. And Is this the place
10 read INLAND poems Thrice have | again de- |
claimed the concluding lines OF he same poem, but
do not feel the keen unSpeahaDle pam mat once
thrilled when the little princess died, and the !
handsome shepherd lad pathetcaily calls to her.
9 On welcome! welcome princess tar"
spirit voice rang through the air,
Farewell my shepherd dear"
Taylaps nv lack of enthusla sin for this class of
poems also partly arlSes from my experience that
lie most painful love is not that which fails TO win
possession Of the object of as affections loses her
through death Ia truth II is more painful TO |
fold the loved one in our arms and
vet have her worry with her con-
tIa.iness and her silly caprices, until night and day
ere rendered uncomfortable. and finally forced |
10 close our heart AGAINST her who is most precious
hnd send tho dear plague OF Womln OF III post |
chai,e.
and in this cynical strIn Heine pursues the |
cdious idea through a enthusiastically disagree |
able page, redoieut OF absinthe and the midnight |
fumes Of the glarDg cafe. "Slnce ill all the ghost
stores that have ever read" he says ghosts |
generally haunt the spot where they have buried |
money, ! shall, out Of p1ecautiOn, entomb a few |
sous somewhere along the boulevard"
but what was tie German Romantic School 1T |
was naught ese," says Hene, " than the reawasen-
ing of tie poetry Of TIE middle ages as 1t mani
tested tse'f the poems paintings and sculptures
in the art ard life of those timcs" The medieval
isn, however, to which he refers. en-
braced strange medley OF good things and
bad, noble impulses and fashionable Alterations
Ii was coupled with patriotism of a genuine TYNE
aud poets appealed TO tie past TO rouse and unite
the Gerpan people in resisting the Napoleonic in
VasiOns. IL included al exaggerated respect for
kuighthood and feudalsm a reaction toward
spirituality and faith. tor none Of these things
hal Helue any reverence, aud some of them he |
hated. Tue extreme warmth with which he de- |
nounces any tendencies toward Roman Catholicism
which he discovers IN the poets Of the Ro,,ar+;c
l.L.. mi nf Inn