Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-05
HIGH MERIT IS FOUND
IN WORK ON POETRY
lIubbcll and Bca,y's Work Is
Given High
Praisr

ny Jay H. lIuhhcll ph. -. and John
fish In southern LcthOdist Tnivcr-
sity. Macmillan co. publishers.
One Of the chief faults with mod
crn WORKS ON poetry * that they
seldom. IL ever. giv- enough ex-
hmplcS of the various poetic forms
/" max. them vaiuahl" or enter
esting. Many. too. seek To teach oue
how To write poetry. - shackle 1t in
the unloading iron OF tcchnicality,
and many ." further in attempting
10 max. poets, as n Milton, or
Horace, or Spencer. ar Shakespeare
could hav" been forged. from ore of
ihmbIC pcntamctcr: ur tn" Derivation
"f Il Spond"c troCh"c or dycial could
hav" prevented them from rising In
tn" soaring flight Of their song or
relying on the ill"Ii innate foot to
express what no regular poet could
nave possibly done.
That one finds non" OF the above
faults in this comprehensive introduce
ton to poetry makes review and
study Of II a distinct pleasure.
The authors have treated their
subject 50 that tn. poets quoted
teach the proper appreciation OF this
divine art.
They modcstlv state in their in
ed for the "cpll"p" freshman or
sophomore" when in reality they
nave written work which deserves
10 stand hcSii" such as Painters
English Litcraturs
Following a chapter on the study
of poetry. in which one finds a
wealth of constructive criticism
~h"rn of technical hodge podg". the
authors talk, up the much neglected
song form. discussing it's many
iHa>"S. AMI by means OF the poems
quoted nn"rding tn" student an OPP
p"riunity for extensive romparison
On" is Delighted !" find them thus
defending tn. singing "r English:
1T i by .uo means true. however
'ha' III" English languar" is poorly
adapted to singing The vowel
sounds r"uuir" careful attention ON
th' part "f poet and composer"
ihis is. W. think, the aus.cr to ali
Tue controversies which have RACED
over the American opera ana song.
IL u SIMPLE i"rmula. 50 rarely used
Vet "a key to III" unsulv.d riddle OF
national musical Independence.
From IA" S"ngform IN. reader
progresses through important chan
YRS ON ""nhie, irirl" meters. lam
h'' peniam"tcr. the ballad. etc. ar
r'Nint at ON" on the sonn"is Her. n
I'M discussion and abundant noon
Illustrations bring out the Italian.
NhH k"Sn"ar"an ana Sp"uscrinn forms
with the further advantage of
study OF poets who have departed
from the wcll-drhn"d form az the
masters. such as Sir rhilliu Sidnev's
Shak"spearcan AMI Spcns.rian nv
brid, beginning with the lines
Tome sleep, - sleep. the certain
Knot OF peace In this chapter also
Professors liohbell and Rcatv have
not neglected to bring this king o,
All poetic forms up To IN" present
Jay although they have failed i'm
TINS s"cii"n and all other pu-,ion.
"' 'h"ir text I" max" mention of tho
poetry "i Tabh. This is innxplicahIc
- 'H',"''y III the treatment Of ~"
sonnet. for where viii we find in
m"d"rn English poetry surh supcrh
mastery of IN. sonnet form.
This n"Gi"ot OF Tahb is all the
NOR" startling when We find Emily
dickinson quoted. and further in
reading the song form ANALYSIS II
~ Significant. too, that this other
MIS-" complete work. showing such
INTENSITY" research. should negl-c, TN.
r"ih Guairan form OF which Tabb
was supr"m" master.
In their discussion OF light vers.
they would have found in tn. mystic
of st Charles "A treasurc-trovc Of
satlrical as well as scintillating lish,
verse.
Under this classification. we see no
logical reason for including Pickney,
"A Health" or FOR that matter Ry-
ron's toast 20 Thomas Moore. who.
by the way, the authors claim. was
not an Irish poet. conforming his
work as tit only for the English
parlor
Upon tho prostitute of poetry. free
verse. We are given some twenty
four pages. with. a. usual. poems.
s"-calied. TO illustrate the text on
PAGE az. sidney Tanicr is traduccd
when h" is quoted to substantate the
argument on FIRE" verse. We read:
MS sidney l.aui"r once wrote. FOR
IN" artis; in verse there Is no law:
tn" perception aud love of beauty
c"nsiitut" tn" whole "utnt.'"
Certainly this is Investing an angel
form with fanEs. a tail and horns. W.
cannot h"lt"v" III" mind which CON