Manzoni, Alessandro. Sacred hymns [Gl’ inni sacri] and the Napoleonic ode [Il cinque maggio] of Alexander Manzoni; tr. by Joel Foote Bingham. [*]$3. Oxford.
The translator has aimed “to give the exact sense of the author.” The Italian texts are also given in the appendix and there is a portrait of Manzoni, a biographical preface, as well as historical introductions and critical notes.
“Dr. Bingham’s translations are painstaking, and, if one knows the original, one can recognize that he has given an equivalent for many of Manzoni’s thoughts; but the metrical charm and the poetry have evaporated. Whoever desires a complete outfit of notes and critical opinions on Manzoni’s hymns and ode will find them in this book.”
| + | Nation. 80: 211. Mr. 16, ‘05. 390w. |
“We have nothing with this rendering.”
| — | Sat. R. 99: 676. My. 20, ‘05. 140w. |
[*] Mar, Alice, il. Japanese child life, with new stories and verses by Alice Calhoun Haines. [†]$1.50. Stokes.
The strange faces, quaint costumes, odd games, amusements and occupations of the little Japanese children are prettily set forth in picture and verse. There are eight full-page illustrations in color.
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 894. D. 16, ‘05. 100w. |
[*] “The stories and little poems have grace, quaintness, and charm.”