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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 4: (search)
for Germany, and Mrs. Starke's for Italy,—which were the best to be had,—I found them of little value. . . . . I read what I could best find upon Italy, and took private lectures on the Modern Fine Arts, delivered in Italian by Professor Fiorello, author of the History of Painting; on the Ancient Fine Arts, by Professor Welcker, in German, afterwards the first archaeologist of his time; on Statistics, in French, by Professor Saalfeld, and in German, on the Spirit of the Times; of all of which I still have at least six volumes of notes, besides two miscellaneous volumes on Rome, and other separate cities and towns of Italy. . . . . But in Spain and Portugal I was reduced very low, travelling much on horseback, though with a postilion, who took a good deal of luggage; but I like to remember that even in those countries I carried a few books, and that I never separated myself from Shakespeare, Milton, Dante, and the Greek Testament, which I have still in the same copies I then us
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 5: (search)
Perhaps you will ask what I mean by all this tirade against other people's mistakes. I mean to show you by foreign proof that the German literature is a peculiar national literature, which, like the miraculous creation of Deucalion, has sprung directly from their own soil, and is so intimately connected with their character, that it is very difficult for a stranger to understand it. A Frenchman, or indeed any one of the Roman nations, generally makes as bad work with it as Voltaire with Shakespeare, and for the same reasons; for it deals with a class of feelings and ideas which are entirely without the periphery of his conceptions. An Englishman, too, if he studies it at home only, generally succeeds about as well,—but show me the man who, like Walter Scott, has studied it as it deserves, or, like Coleridge, has been in the country, and who has gone home and laughed at it. Mr. Rose, in Berlin, told me he would defy all the critics of his nation to produce such an instance. After
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 6: (search)
s,—written, as he himself confessed, because Wolf had undertaken the Clouds,—and six plays of Shakespeare, in which, he said, he intended to avoid Schlegel's stiffness, but will not, I think, succeed French was the language of conversation, but all the party understood English, and therefore Shakespeare and Milton came in for their share. This naturally produced discussions of the relative meriin defiance of them all . . . . The affair ended by a challenge, given and accepted, to stake Shakespeare and Milton against the whole body of French poetry. The French party was to begin by readingour evenings they had no more passages of the first order of poetry to offer, and I had still Shakespeare's best plays in reserve, so that I prevailed on putting the vote, by four to two, without cou . . After all, I had rather go to the French theatre than the English, as an entertainment. Shakespeare and Milton have more poetry than all France can show from the time of the Troubadours and Fab
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 15: (search)
your late voyage will give you courage for returning home. All that you have given me of your first views of Paris are already antiquated reflections fit for history, and the theatre is already changed; another problem is before your eyes. Shakespeare says it is always the same piece played, only the actors change. You who do not belong in the circle of these interests can contemplate all these things as a philosopher, and regard them as tragedy or as farce according to your fancy, accordiigation, vous donnera courage pour retourner home. Tout ce que vous m'avez mande, de vos premiers apercus à Paris, sont deja de vieilles reflexions pour l'histoire; et le theatre est deja bien change; c'est un autre probleme sous vos yeux. Shakespeare dit, que l'on joue toujours la meme piece; et qu'il n'y a que les acteurs qui varient. Vous, qui naetes pas dans le cercle de ces interets, vous pouvez contempler toutes ces choses en Philosophe, et les traiter de tragedie, ou de Saynete à v
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 20: (search)
of Webster's works. lecture on teaching the living languages. studies of Milton, Dante, and Shakespeare. public lectures on Shakespeare. death of an infant daughter and of an only son. resignatShakespeare. death of an infant daughter and of an only son. resignation of Professorship. departure for Europe. The next years formed a very happy period in Mr. Ticknor's happy life; for, though checkered like all human lives with some sorrows, even with some acuber 19, 1833:— Among other things I have made a thorough study of the works of Milton and Shakespeare, as nearly three hundred pages of notes and memoranda will testify. It was delicious. Last a section of the Junior class, three times a week during the autumn of 1831. The studies of Shakespeare had one result, in a course of public lectures given in Boston in the winter of 1833-34. Ainter we have had since we were married. I have just finished a course of twelve lectures on Shakespeare, which have gone off well enough. Mrs. T. has set up an opposition line of soirees every Thu
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 21: (search)
agreeable and various resources. Three or four years ago he printed, without his name, a volume called A rhymed Plea for Tolerance, which was much praised in the Edinburgh Review, and contains certainly much poetical feeling, and a most condensed mass of thought. very agreeably, meeting Mr. Robinson, Henry Crabbe Robinson. a great friend of Wordsworth, and a man famous for conversation; Mr. Harness, a popular and fashionable preacher, who has lately edited one of the small editions of Shakespeare very well; and five or six other very pleasant men. It was a genuinely English dinner, in good taste, with all the elegance of wealth, and with the intellectual refinement that belongs to one who was educated at one of their Universities, and is accustomed to the best literary society of his country. July 15.—I dined with Mr. T. Baring, and a small party, fitted to his fine bachelor's establishment, where nearly every person was a member of the House of Commons. The two persons I like
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 23: (search)
nd the company had an air of quiet gentility and good taste about it which, I am sure, is rarely to be found anywhere. January 11.—Count Baudissin came this morning and brought with him a volume of Shirley's Plays, where there were one or two passages he found it difficult to interpret. I found it hardly less so, but that did not prevent us from having a very agreeable literary conversation of an hour or two. He is the person, I find, who has completed, with Tieck, the translation of Shakespeare which was begun by Schlegel, and his portion is thought equally good with that of his predecessor. The evening I divided between literary talk at Tieck's, which was more than commonly interesting, and a lounge at Count Stroganoff's; the whole, however, finished before half past 10. January 14.—We passed an hour or two this morning in the gallery of pictures, looking almost the whole time at the works of Guercino and Guido .. . . . It was a most agreeable visit, for the weather for t
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 24: (search)
am the Conqueror. Acted by the Lord Strange his Servants. 4to. 1631. is by Shakespeare. He told me to-day that he thinks Milton superintended the edition of Shakeuite successful in the effect he produced. Mr. Ticknor's habit of reading Shakespeare's Plays, in a similar way, to parties of friends at home, heightened his intnt to see Retzsch, the author of the famous designs for Faust, Schiller, and Shakespeare. . . . He does not live in Dresden, but in a little vineyard a few miles offund quite a party. . . . . Several of them asked me to select something from Shakespeare, as it is known Tieck prefers to read from him, and I mentioned Midsummer Niof the Princess Amelia. . .. . The Princess seemed to know a good deal about Shakespeare, and I was glad to have her say, very decidedly, that she could not imagine d, nearly the whole of Milton's poetry, the whole of the Task, and eleven of Shakespeare's Plays. . . . . And it is owing mainly to this-though I would not underval
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 26 (search)
rince, 212, 219. Scott, Anne, 283. Scott, Sir, Walter, 24, 275, 276, 290-284, 430; portrait of, 388, 389, 407. Scott, Sophia, 281, 283, 284. Scott, Walter, Jr., 284. Sedgwick, Professor, 271, 419, 420 note, 421. Segovia, Bishop of, 218. Segovia, visits, 218. Senior, Nassau William, 407, 412 and note, 451. Senonnes, Viscount de, 255, 262, 263. Servia, life in, 478. Seville, 237-241; Alcazar, 238, 240; Cathedral, 238, 239; people of, 239, 240. Seymour, Mr., 447. Shakespeare, study of, 394; Tieck's reading of, 473, 477, 482; Schlegel's translation of, 468, 483. Sharon, Mass., E. Billings (Mrs. E. Ticknor) born and keeps school in, 3. Sharp, Richard, Conversation, 55, 56. Shaw, William S., founder of the Boston Athenaeum, 8, 12. Shiel, 415. Siddons, Mrs., 55, 56, 66. Sierra Morena, 223. Silliman, Professor B., 14. Simond, M., 153, 179. Simplon, crosses, 160. Sismondi, Mrs., 290. Sismondi, Simonde de, 151, 290, 291, 295, 297, 314. Skene