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...wanting in true fugal character. The overture to Tannhaeuser, with which the concert closed, must be considered as one of Wagner's finest works, which will do more toward sustaining his reputation than some of his later operas. The first theme can be compared favorably for dignity with most modern compositions, while the "Venus" music is ununequalled for pure vuluptuous beauty. It is a most vivid picture of a soul torn by contending passions, and although the noble principle conquers at last, the shivering scales of the violins shows the violence of the struggle. It was magnificently played, and such...
ENGLISH. 1. A critical estimate of Lord Macaulay's writings. 2. The relation of Wordsworth's poems to his life. 3. The Fantastic Element in Hawthorne's characters and plots. 4. What is the Function of Literature in Modern Life...
...MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. 1. The origin of the Medieval French Epic. 2. Is Goethe's Egmont a better work, regarded as a drama, then Lessing's Emilia Galotti? 3. Ought a well established phonetic law to be regarded as admitting no real exceptions? 4. Is it possible to determine with some certainty Old French pronunciation? And if so, was it essentially different from the modern pronunciation? 5. Is the influence of Goethe's Faust for good or for evil? 6. A study of Lessings influence upon German Literature...
...Thompson last year; I. General Principles. The Farmer. II. The Evidence of History. III. The Workingman. IV. Answers to Objections. The writer takes as the basis of his fundamental arguments the principle that commerce should be as little hampered as possible. From this he gives the teachings of the modern school of Protectionists. "The Evidence of History' is interesting in comparison with the work of Prof. Dunbar in the same line. The eloquence of the speaker is necessary to give force to the subject matter of the lecture on the Workingman. As a whole, the work makes the best...
...those who expect to try for a one year honor in French at Yale will be required to read at least 1,500 pages of modern French authors...