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Modern Language Conference. Chaucer's "Lost" Palamon and Arcite. Mr. J. S. P. Tatlock.--Is the Anglo-Saxon "Seafarer" a Dialogue? Mr. W. W. Lawrence. Assembly Room of Union...
Modern Language Conference. Chaucer's "Lost" Palamon and Arcite. Mr. J. S. P. Tatlock.--Is the Anglo-Saxon "Seafarer" a Dialogue? Mr. W. W. Lawrence. Assembly Room of Union...
...itself, which in a general character, resembles that of Thomas' "Tristram." In both we find the device of dreams employed, but in "Horn and Rimenhild," no marvels appear, and the story is strictly in accordance with what actually happened in Ireland at that time. This story became literature in Anglo Saxon, in metrical version, certainly before the Norman conquest, and is chiefly marked by simplicity of language and Germanic or Norse tone. In conclusion he brought forth the four most probable origins of the story and the fact that few illustrate better the popular transition of the times...
...Anglo-Saxon Maupassant sometime seems shocking, but this is because it is only the Gaul who can appreciate his delicate touch. The disposition of the Gauls is to adore the forces of nature, and in their anxiety they leaned towards what La Fontaine called "la bonne loi naturelle." So Maupassant loves nature with a religious tenderness and sincerity which no poet has equalled...
...conclusion M. Le Roux said that the Anglo-Saxons, when judging manifestations of Latin genius, must as much hesitate to pronounce the word cynicism as the Latin peoples to pronounce the word hypocrisy, when they judge the scruples of their neighbors. It is the privilege of culture to replace these prejudices which establish a barrier between races, by an intellectual superiority enabling them to appreciate the variety of the manifestations of thought and feeling throughout the world...