Evening star., 1933-04-23
REMEWC QE IHE NEW BCOK(


of Boileau, which to q large extent determined
the course of French poetry after his time and
had great influence upon English poets OG
the eighteenth century. The resemblance =
merely in type and scope for DR.. Maynard0
book is not academic, but liberal and apprecias
tive toward all poetic forms. The four divi-
sions of the discussion are: The Nature u
Poetry, The Patterns of Poetry" THE Con-
tent OF Poetry" and THE Kinds OF Poetry"
Illustrations, numbering 5000 lines d
poetry, from Chaucer to Robert Frost, Edwin
Arlington Robinson and John Maseheld are
discussed in connection with the principles a
poetic criticism which are developed. For the
writer OF poetry, the division on poetic forms
or patterns with illustrations of different me-
ters will be especially valuable. and for the
student of poetry the whole book is equal to
university course on the subject. As DR.. May
nard is a college professor and q scholar, od
course there Is a good index.
SWEEPING THE CoBWEBS BY Linien J.
Martin and Clare de Gruchy. New YOrhi
The Macmillan Co.
THESE two authors have previously offered
encouragement to those in danger CT being
summarily scrapped by arrogant youth in thsiJ
book "Salvaging Old Age" So many inquiries
came to them about specific methods of salvage
that they have written Sweeping the Cob
webs as . supplement. DR.. Martin is her
self an example of the preacher who il able
to practice. for she is a successful consulting
psychologist at the age of 80. Mental house,
cleaning. thorough one to start and regll&
ones thereafter i recommended for sweeping
old-age cobwebs from the places where they
have been lurking. Rehabilitation exeTciseA
physical exercise with . psychical purpose, rest
periods, nervousness (the popular bugaboo"l
emotions which should be expressed and thns9
which should be controlled memory restO1A4
ton. medical directions, social attitudes and
social participation, recreatiOns employment,
completes to be uprooted and ''individnAl
tempo in relation 70 community tempo" are an
discussed in this very practical book.
POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD.
Parliaments. Parties and Press of jan
uary l. 1888 New York: Harper &
Bros, for Council on Foreign lations 1ne.
A IL who are keenly interested in inteyna.
tional affairs, especially political affairs,
should have this book 1t hand for reference.
An editor might probably turn to it st lsast
a day while its information remains c0Js
rent The material Is very compact and ve0
organized and there is An alphabetical table q
contents The Political Handbook is to be aD
annual publication. in response to many re-
quests from students of foreign questions. The
sources of information. the editor tells US AEe
both official and private. 1T is impossible -
quote or refer TO these sources. but in every
case the editor considers them reliable" The
countries covered are practically all those which
have any Independent or semi independents
government Even the free city of Danzig and
the new country of Iraq have brief space. m
the of the leading countries the outline
followed is: Ruler (usually a President); cab
met: Parliament (under different namesU
parties their programs and leaders: press. In.
Guiding the most important newspapers their
policies editors and in the case Of the United
States circulation