Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-22

WITS AND HUMORISTS OF ENG
LISH LITERATURE.
%. Give a synopsis of DR.. Hunts dis
cussion of the differences between wit
and humor, both as to qualities and as
to objects.
"a. Mention some of the chief humor-
lists of English literature, and with
each humorist mentioned name the
work in which the humor of the author
mentioned is most Enthusiastically
found.
DE QUINCEY-EARLY PROSE MAS
TERPIECES.
25 Estimate so far as you can De
Quincey's position in the world OF liter
ature.
26 Give an account as full and
graphic as possible OF De Quincy as an
opium-eater
GRAY CRITICAL STUDY OF
GRAY'S "ELEGY."
"a. Detail in your own words the chief
facts of Gray's life, dwelling particu-
iarly upon (a) the circumstances of his
early life. OBJ his education, (c) his
friendships. (d) his scholarship, (e) his
ton of his poems.
2S. CAP Give an account of the mean
ing and purpose of the "Elegy" and OF
the ways in which this meaning and
purpose are effected. OBJ Quote any
lines or stanzas that you think to be
or peculiar beauty or power. (c) Ac-
count IN your own way. using your own
words ana thoughts. for the marvellous
reputation and popularity which this
poem has enjoyed. In your opinion is
1t in any way losing in reputation and
popularity?
THE LITERARY CLUBS OF
LONDON.
20. Give in your own words as full
and Interesting account as possible OF
Johnson's Club" or the Literary
Club" as it Is more properly called.
50. write notes. descriptive. historical.
etc. on (a) The Mermaid Club" (b)
Wills Coffee House. Co Buttons Coffee
House. (d) The st. James Cons :.
House.
81. Give readable account Of the
history and influence in the literary
world of the "Athenaeum Cl,L" or
London.
ToLSTOI-REVIEW OF RUSSIAN
LITERATURE
80. (a) Give a brief account of the
three periods" into which, according to
DR.. Parrot. the history of Russian lit
erature may be divided. CD Write q
brief note on Pushkin ana state th.
position he holds in the history of the
development of Russian literature.
So. "Gogol Is the Russian Dickens.
DR.. PARROT. Explain and Justify this
statement.
"a. Give as full an account as possible
OF the life, personality and character of
Tolstoi.
30. Give some account of the works
other IMAM novels that Tolstoi has writ
ten. Give also an account Of Tolstoi's
religious and ethical doctrines.
lBSEN-REVlEW OF SCANDINA-
WAN LITERATURE.
36. State succinctly Ibsen's position
in Scandinavian literature and in the
literature of the world.
81. Write brief notes on the following
topics: (a) Old Morse literature: (b)
Holberg, the father of modern Danish
literature; Co Oehlenschlaeger. the
apostle of the romantic movement in
scandinavian literature: I'd the devel-
opment of an independent national Nor
wegian literature distinct from Scandi-
navian literature
80. Write a general note descriptive
of 'Ibsen's social dramas"
CHARLOTTE BRONTE.
80. Give in your own words an out
line of the story of Jane Eyre" with
out note or comment.
40 Give the substance of Prof. Gates
criticisms of Jane Eyre" especially
with reference to the following: (aJ
The character of the lovemaking be-
tween Jane Eyre and Rochester Was
1t always natural? tb) The lack of
humor in the novel, the unvarying in
tensity of its tone. Compare in this
respect Jane Eyre with the popular
novels of to-day-say Anthony Hope's.)
(c) The strength of the story. In what
characteristic was it strong? I'd The
romanticism Of the plot of the story.
Did this romanticism approach the
melodramatic?
A TRUST OF TRUSTS.