New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-01
LITERARY NOTES.

The International Literary Congress is to be held
b Rome this year. and May is the time chosen.
The erection of statue TO Longfellow at Cam
bridge is proposed by Arthur Gilman.
Mr. Blackmore has rsen to the dignity of an edi-
ton de luxe His Iona Doom has been put to
the press in England in this form. 1t is an honor
well deserved by that poetic aud fantastic work.
long and hitherto unpublished letter of Hazlitt
TO Leigh Hunt on the Shelley controversy of 1921
will appear in the new edition Of w. c. Hazlitts
biography Of his grandfather.
John Morley is engaged upon a great work which
is TO I'll ten twelve substantial volumes and form
a revised version of what published many
years ago as "Encl,L Writers" Mr. Morley ex-
poets TO finish this work in ten years.
Baron Tauchnitz has issued new edition OF ms
two thousandth volume Mr.. Morley's work on Eng
lish literature and among lis corrections Is one Of
the curious biunder which deprived Francis Ma
honey Of credit as the author Of the Reliques OF
Father Prout.'
Mr.. Howclls will shortly have the satisfaction OF
seeing a uniform edition OF his writings from an
Edinburgh press. Messrs. Constable are bringing
ont an edition in a handy small l6mo size from
clearly cut brewer type a FOregOne Conclusion ~
fill the first volume.
The Metastasio Centenary is to zee celebrated at
Rome by the performance of selections from the
operate setting by Pergolesi Leo. Iiasse, Durante
and other COMPOSERS Of the famous Roman poet 3
"Ohmpiade." \ loan collection Of letters, music,
ETC. connected with tie poet. will also ee held.
Mr.. A. Sgmonds has postponed the publication
Of his proposed volume Of sopnets under the
title "Yagabuudgl Lihel.u,,' aad vii! Issue n
stead a collection of sonnet. on ethical oaG psychic
lo-ical themes. Ninety new souncts viii appear
IN this collection, winch j. 70 be called " Aulmi
Fgura.' Judging from the souuets If this nature
which Mr. >ylucnl, La, already Published, the
volume " an De uarveii 'usly unattT"ctITe.
,,r. Robert Louis stevenson Who is known chief
j. as clever ESSAY -,. e. iAe author, a j. SAID OF
tales which Tor ,;.augrucs,. NNlCncss, anu iulaii-
jar truth of imagination are the e41al Of Ie or al
Gerard Go N,rgals. Ihe tales lulE abont IL M
collected and forgotten prnt and their author les
them lulk while be rcpublshos ESSAYS Of s?rghty
thought mixed wi-h audacio1, platitades and cTit-
ici-ms. iu which the not rare jewels Of expression
hardly atone for c ilsucIeucy Il the total on any
properly literary estimate.
Matthew Arno,ds volume Of Irish Essays and
Others just published. contains 30 new matter
Originally contributed 10 al English periodical
they were received says their author " with no
great favor Nbru they appeared, ana VIII probably
he received with lao great favor now" one reason
he gives for repubsh.ug bis three Irish essays Is
THAT be is curious to know how they will look ten
years hence" Besides these essays The volume con-
talns tire addTcs, 20 the Ipswich working-mcn,
Ecce Couycitiiuui al Gentcs = the Future OF
Liberalism -; tie speech at Eton on E"tGpcta a
paper Oh Copyright the essay on the French Play OF
TWO years a 90, and the TWO pIefaces OF the Poems
il which tAIty year, ago Mr. Arnold formulated his
theory OF poetry.