New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
A PICTURESQUE CI,,.
''Ld>ariHO de Tonnes" IN
Translation.

fortunes and Universities. TransistNass9
edition Of 1554 (printed al P1sesa III
Clements Markham. K @ vs9
OF the Mendoza Family. a Sho-, 80
Author. Don Diego Hurtado - - ~
Notice OF the Work. and Some Psr,aas D.
Character OF LaZarillo De Tors -
xxxvi. lO3- The Macmillan Come
This brief story OF rascaIIv vor,.
has place ali its own in Spanlss :
and. for that matter, in the Hter,.u-
rope II was the first OF those d.
fury novels. devoted to types OF disbo- n
bondage. which are not only to Ia
the forerunners Of such books AZ N
Barry Lyndon, but are to be con,,,,
the prime influences cOntribut0ry IA -
opment of realistic fiction in 9a,.- y
'IazarilIo'' has. too. an interest ana. "
character as literary source. II fs me-
well written and amusing, a thing a,
nature and Of art. It's satiricaI dris
lead it away from the truth Of Spaniss
manners. On the contrary, it gives n, \,
sense Of certain aspects OF the Ds-.
which it dates Sir Clements MARI.
placed us in his debt By making a grof
version Of it.
He freely accepts the old attribut,, r..
work to Don Diego Hurtado de Nen5oz, :,
claim to it has been challenged by
scholarship. but not. in the preser, M.
opinion, with sufficient reason. Indeed u q
convinced Of Mendoza's rights in ths h.
and so appreciative Of him that he -. III.
volume with some careful pages on is M
family. one of the nJbIest in the - I'M
Spain. Mendoza wrote the book hs : Al.
when he was a student at Salamanca Z b.,
a man Of affairs as Well as Of books a., in
der into the bargain Charles V sent or
more than one diplomatic errand Of ins- AT
Philip II was less inclined to employ h
ties, and his later years were spent II M
tirement Of his library. where he w IN
Guerra de Granada" a history Of the SC.
rebellion OF 1-6S-'IO. which Sir C1emerr CO
ham describes as zone of the finest "a CO
prose writing in the Spanish langlaz d
first edition of the "LazariII0" appearei
COS in 1J-4 1t was frequently repr1 =
after a time was even issued with a NJ
part composed by some hack who urs 81
parted from the realistic vein adopts n
author Another attempt was made q
the work in this fashion and both thz -
thorized pendants have had consids,ss !"
cuIation. but neither has been admits I"
edition before US
The hero of MendOZas story is a b
BILE origin, whose widowed mother
sented as of doubtful character. His
that Of an unfortunate creature s1- :.
81, L.
gain his own ends. by no matter via: =.
and ultimately arriving at a position n.
prosperity is tinged by acquiescencs n.
Iazaro. as he is called in the body Of = b;
rative. is. in short. a young man living p
wits. When his mother can no longer ID m
him she hands him over To blind 57s n
takes him about with him. and rePags III
vice with blows Master and man an gr
at odds. Both are crafty. and they pa d,
Of game in which Lazaro's aim IS % 8 les
food than his master is ever willing 10 ? tr
The whole spirit of the story is vel LIS N.
by this passage: 20
II happened that We came % par
AImorOx at the time ot the V,n-% -
Satherer gave Us q ounfo OUT o. -. - 81
baskets are knocked about and ne 80 80 -
time are very hard. the bind man Aey. = 4
in his hand and, % content ne, ne - M
have a banquet with II instead or plt-~.
bag Fer en- that day ne lad s-'V-
We sat down in an enclosed place an Il
Now I am going 20 treat you VII - - ca
viii both eat this bunch OF craps ~ nc,
and IL shall be in this way. f0u as al
will take another. YOu must on-y "a :.
time and / viii take another W.. g -
In this way there can be no tries - y
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