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Life of Robert Burns
The readers of the Household Library will certainly welcome a Life of Burns. That his soul was of the real heroic stamp, no one who is familiar with his imperishable lyric poetry, will deny. This Life of the great Scottish bard is composed of two parts. The first part, which is brief, and gives merely his external life, is taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica. The principle object of it, in this place, is to prepare the reader for what follows. The second part is a grand spiritual portrait of Burns, the like of which the ages have scarcely [Pg 4]produced; the equal of which, in our opinion, does not exist. In fact, since men began to write and publish their thoughts in this world, no one has appeared who equals Carlyle as a spiritual-portrait painter; and, taken all in all, this of his gifted countryman Burns is his master-piece. I should not dare to say how many times I have perused it, and always with new wonder and delight. I once read it in the Manfrini Palace, at Venice, sitting before Titians portrait of Ariosto. Great is the contrast between the Songs of Burns and the Rime of the Italian poet, between the fine spiritual perception of Carlyles mind and the delicate touch of Titians hand, between picturesque expression and an expressive picture; yet this very antithesis seemed to prepare my mind for the full enjoyment of both these famous portraits; the sombre majesty of northern genius seemed to heighten and be heightened by the sunset glow of the genius of the south. Besides giving the article from the Encyclopedia Britannica, as a kind [Pg 5]of frame for the portrait of Burns, we will here add, from the English Cyclopedia, a sketch of Carlyles life. A severe taste may find it a little out of place, yet we must be allowed to consult the wishes of those for whom these little volumes are designed. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 36074
Author: Carlyle, Thomas
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English
Editor: Wight, O. W. (Orlando Williams), 1824-1888
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