Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-22

driven to the recastlng Of one Of his
own works In order to obtain materia
for new novel, is pleading guilty to
a sad paucity of IDEAS But. then, there
Is something behind this new plan of
Mr. Game the book Is soon to be
dramatl2ed, and plainly the plan Of the
original could not be followed. So, In
order to save himself from the accusa-
ton Of Wholesale departure from the
plan OF the book, as published, Mr.
Game gives US different plan under
the old name.
Mr., Arthur Symons' scholarly Eng
ish rendering Of Gabrielle d'Annunzios
Francesca da Rimina' IL published
this week by the r. A. Stokes company
In ample time for Nine. Buses tour Of
this country Mr.. Symons furnishes
valuable introduction to his translation
partly technical in explanation OF his
handling Of his authors blank verse,
partly discussion Of the story as dan
nun2io has treated it. "rhe play says
Mr., Symons, Is more than tragedy of
two lovers, II Is study Of an age Of
blood. the thirteenth century in Italy.
The action Of the play moves
slowly, but It moves behind all its ~
rical outcries there Is hard grip on the
sheer facts OF the age the definite re-
alites of the passion. DAnnunzi0 has
learnt something from Wagner not
perhaps the best that Wagner has to
teach. In his over-ampihcation Of de-
tail his insistence on so many things
beside the essential things, his rccapit-
ulaions into which he has brought al
most the actual Wagnerian motives.
When the moment Is reached which
must In play on this subject. be the
great moment, or the moment Of fall
ure, when the dramatist seems to come
into actual competition with Dante,
d'Annunzlo is admirably brief, signifi-
cant and STRAIGHTFORWARD"
A verbal translation of La Citta
Morta," by Prof. G. Mantellinl, who
translated "Cuore," was published some
time ago by Messrs. Laird q Lee. OF
Chicago. II contains colored portrait
Of d Annunzio, and some illustrations of
the play. This version viii be found
useful as a book Of the play"
No English rendering Of la Giocon-
da," the third play written by dan
nunzo for the italian actress, which
has reached us thus far.
The first number of"The Reader" the
new illustrated monthly magazine of
literature, published this month, bears
the marks Of the three years of prepar-
alton bestowed upon it,according to the
modest little Introductory note of the
editors. II forms welcome and wor-
thy fourth in the company Of the Book
man." the Critic" and the Book Buy
err" with each and all of which II has
naturally much in common a Ram
bier" or "Lounger' department, called
writers and Readers" Il number OF
articles of diversified literary interest,
book reviews, the more important ones
Of them signed. and excellent lllustra-
tons, notable among which are excel
lently drawn portraits Of Henry James
and Mr. Henley. and some interesting
book plates. Poetry, which apparently
is to have a revival, Is beautifully rep
resented, In lighter mood and In rem
derings Of Sappho by Mr.. Bliss Car
man.
The policy of this new venture Is ev-
identity to be a sane and cheerful one
Literature It will treat with proper re-
spect and adequate knowledge, mere
reading matter, however popular. II VIII
consider humorously. a department
that promises much entertainment Is
the Literary Gulllotine," the first sus-
pect to be tried in the Literary Emer-
gency court being Mr.. Richard Harding
Davis, Mark Twain, Oliver Herford ana
the anonymous author being the trial
Judge, and Charles Battel LOOMS the
prosecuting officer.
There Is nothing that so silences ca
Wiling criticism as death. When George
Douglas Browne wrote THE House
with the Green Shutters, the words OF
the critics were by no means all praise.
Now there is nothing but good to be
heard. A like thing Is occurring In the
case Of Zola. Probably no literary man
has ever had so many and so harsh
things said OF him as the great French
man Just dead At times the attack
has been so personal as TO be scurrll-
Gus. II was only at the time OF the
Dreyfus trial that Zola rose to some
thing like his real height and worth.
And then the world found itself In the
presence OF a being every atom OF
whom exemplified manhood. And thus,
bit by bit this opinion reacted upon
his literary work. Instead OF being
depraved degenerate, pampering TO
prurIent taste. lola was found to be a
thorough going moralist, man with
a lesson TO teach, a man OF wonderful
literary ability whose writings pos
sessed the lasting vitality Of truth.
And such today. is his position, that
l.t ha xpk world
keen loss.
In this connection the following terse
bit OF description from the London Out
look is interesting.
"ZOla In personal appearance was
quite without distinction. He looked
like a hard-worked and very worried
city clerk Of very limited means HIS
voice In public speeches was thin and
uncertain. and he had no graces OF elo-
cution. As he spoke very fast ana
seemed nervous and ilurried. he never
succeeded In putting his hearers at
their ease II was comfort TO turn
ones eyes on Madame lola. In whom
the smiling dignity and self-possesslon
OF the French lady appeared at their
highest. However perturbed her hus-
band might seem, however anxious 10
get done with his speech, she sat calm
and beaming, communicating to the
audience her own perfect faith In Zola.
The fall publishing season is now well
advanced and a definite estimate OF its
promise may be made. As far as names
o.the outlook is distinctly favorable
mass of good fiction may easily be ex-
pected. The popular books of the fall
are not hard to guess. They seem how
ever, OF less ephemeral type than those
of the past. The historical novel. TOO.
has less prominence. a rare wealth OF
biographical and serious books is also
10 be found in the publishers cata-
lorues. The one flaw, from the present
standpoint. seems in historical writings.
ON the whole, II may be said that the
prospects are very promising indeed.
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The books so far issued seem some
what gaudier than those OF last spring
A foresight toward Christmas sales has
doubtless had much to do with TINS.
Certain II Is that the well known Illus
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