MONTI.
MONTI.
Arcadian Poetry303(19th of February.) His Birth1754.305His Parentage305Italian Farmers305Early Boyhood of Monti306Anecdote of him306His Studies at Faenza307Destined by his Father to Agricultural Labour; his Dislike ofthis Occupation307Ineffectual Attempts of his Father to overcome this308His first Italian Poem; he adopts Alighieri as his Model308His "Vision of Ezekiel"308Cardinal Borghese takes Monti under his Protection; heaccompanies the Cardinal to Rome309The Arcadians of the Bosco Parrasio celebrate the Quinquenalliof Pius VI.1780.309Monti made Secretary to the Duke of Braschi309His want of political Integrity310His Ode on the Marriage of the Duke of Braschi311His Ambition excited by the Emulation inspired by Alfieri1779.311His "Aristodemo" acted at Rome with great Success1787.312Plot of this Tragedy312Marriage of Monti313Hugh Basseville314Sent by the French to spread their Revolutionary Tenetsbeyond the Alps314His History of the French Revolution315His Assassination1793.315(January 19th.) Louis XVI. beheaded315Monti, his Poem, the "Basvilliana"315His Poem on the French Revolution316His Plagiarism316Spread of French Republicanism317Defeat of the Austrians317(January 3d.) Cisalpine Republic erected1797.318Monti meets General Marmont at Rome318He proceeds with him to Florence318Monti, his Admiration of Napoleon318Made Secretary of Foreign Affairs at Milan319He suffers Persecution319A Law passed by the Cisalpine Republic319Monti loses his Situation in consequence319His "Musogonia"319Subject of his Poem entitled "Prometeo"320He obtains the Professor's Chair of Belles Lettres in Brera321Suvaroff and the Austrians drive the French from Italy1799.321End of the Italian Republics321Deplorable Destitution of Monti during his Exile321Goes to Pans on the Invitation of Mareschalchi322He composes a Hymn and an Ode on the Victory of Marengo322He returns to Italy323His Poem, the "Mascheroniana"323His Tragedy, "Caius Gracchus"325The Cisalpine Congress meet at Lyons1802.326Bonaparte made President326Monti, his Ode to Napoleon in the Name of the Congress326He obtains a Professorship at Pavia327Goes to Milan, where a Number of Offices are conferred on him327Napoleon crowned King of Italy1805.327Monti commanded to celebrate the Event327He composes his "Il Benificio"328His "Spada di Federico"329His "Palingenesi"329His "Jerogamia"331Remarks on "the Winged Horse of Arsinoe"332Translation of the Iliad332Visconti, his Praise of Monti's Iliad333Overthrow of Napoleon1814.333Monti loses all his public Employments333Pensions bestowed on him by the Emperor of Austria333He composes the "Mistico Omaggio"334His other Works335Marriage of his Daughter1812.335Her Poem "On a Rose"335The Della Crusca Controversy336Different Dialects of Italy336Bocca Romana337Florentine Dialect337Dispute of Monti with the Tuscans338Extracts from his Letters to his Friend Mustoxidi338Monti resides at Milan340Beauty of his Recitation341Extract of his Letters to a Friend on the Classic and RomanticSchools341Monti resides with his Daughter and Son-in-law, atPesaro1821-1822.343Monti, his Letter to his Wife1821.343Another Letter to his Wife344His Letter, giving a Picture of Italian Manners1822.345His Visit to Pesaro on the Death of his Son-in-law347His Letter to his Friend Mustoxidi347His Illness1823.348(13th of October.) His Death1828.350His Character350His Person351
Arcadian Poetry
303
(19th of February.) His Birth
1754.
305
His Parentage
305
Italian Farmers
305
Early Boyhood of Monti
306
Anecdote of him
306
His Studies at Faenza
307
Destined by his Father to Agricultural Labour; his Dislike ofthis Occupation
307
Ineffectual Attempts of his Father to overcome this
308
His first Italian Poem; he adopts Alighieri as his Model
308
His "Vision of Ezekiel"
308
Cardinal Borghese takes Monti under his Protection; heaccompanies the Cardinal to Rome
309
The Arcadians of the Bosco Parrasio celebrate the Quinquenalliof Pius VI.
1780.
309
Monti made Secretary to the Duke of Braschi
309
His want of political Integrity
310
His Ode on the Marriage of the Duke of Braschi
311
His Ambition excited by the Emulation inspired by Alfieri
1779.
311
His "Aristodemo" acted at Rome with great Success
1787.
312
Plot of this Tragedy
312
Marriage of Monti
313
Hugh Basseville
314
Sent by the French to spread their Revolutionary Tenetsbeyond the Alps
314
His History of the French Revolution
315
His Assassination
1793.
315
(January 19th.) Louis XVI. beheaded
315
Monti, his Poem, the "Basvilliana"
315
His Poem on the French Revolution
316
His Plagiarism
316
Spread of French Republicanism
317
Defeat of the Austrians
317
(January 3d.) Cisalpine Republic erected
1797.
318
Monti meets General Marmont at Rome
318
He proceeds with him to Florence
318
Monti, his Admiration of Napoleon
318
Made Secretary of Foreign Affairs at Milan
319
He suffers Persecution
319
A Law passed by the Cisalpine Republic
319
Monti loses his Situation in consequence
319
His "Musogonia"
319
Subject of his Poem entitled "Prometeo"
320
He obtains the Professor's Chair of Belles Lettres in Brera
321
Suvaroff and the Austrians drive the French from Italy
1799.
321
End of the Italian Republics
321
Deplorable Destitution of Monti during his Exile
321
Goes to Pans on the Invitation of Mareschalchi
322
He composes a Hymn and an Ode on the Victory of Marengo
322
He returns to Italy
323
His Poem, the "Mascheroniana"
323
His Tragedy, "Caius Gracchus"
325
The Cisalpine Congress meet at Lyons
1802.
326
Bonaparte made President
326
Monti, his Ode to Napoleon in the Name of the Congress
326
He obtains a Professorship at Pavia
327
Goes to Milan, where a Number of Offices are conferred on him
327
Napoleon crowned King of Italy
1805.
327
Monti commanded to celebrate the Event
327
He composes his "Il Benificio"
328
His "Spada di Federico"
329
His "Palingenesi"
329
His "Jerogamia"
331
Remarks on "the Winged Horse of Arsinoe"
332
Translation of the Iliad
332
Visconti, his Praise of Monti's Iliad
333
Overthrow of Napoleon
1814.
333
Monti loses all his public Employments
333
Pensions bestowed on him by the Emperor of Austria
333
He composes the "Mistico Omaggio"
334
His other Works
335
Marriage of his Daughter
1812.
335
Her Poem "On a Rose"
335
The Della Crusca Controversy
336
Different Dialects of Italy
336
Bocca Romana
337
Florentine Dialect
337
Dispute of Monti with the Tuscans
338
Extracts from his Letters to his Friend Mustoxidi
338
Monti resides at Milan
340
Beauty of his Recitation
341
Extract of his Letters to a Friend on the Classic and RomanticSchools
341
Monti resides with his Daughter and Son-in-law, atPesaro
1821-1822.
343
Monti, his Letter to his Wife
1821.
343
Another Letter to his Wife
344
His Letter, giving a Picture of Italian Manners
1822.
345
His Visit to Pesaro on the Death of his Son-in-law
347
His Letter to his Friend Mustoxidi
347
His Illness
1823.
348
(13th of October.) His Death
1828.
350
His Character
350
His Person
351
UGO FOSCOLO.
UGO FOSCOLO.
His Birth1778.354His Origin354The Ionian Islands355Foscolo studies at Padua under Cesarotti355His Tragedy of "Thyestes" represented at Venice1797.357Foscolo becomes a voluntary Exile357His "Letters of Jacopo Ortis"357His Opinion of Bonaparte359He visits Tuscany360And Florence360He goes to Milan; Description of the Cisalpine Republic361Foscolo becomes acquainted with Monti361Likeness between him and his imaginary Hero, Ortis362His unfortunate Attachment for a Pisan Lady362He joins the Lombard Legion363Invasion of the Austrio-Russians1800.363Foscolo joins the French Army at Genoa363Siege of Genoa364Foscolo, his Letter to Bonaparte364(June 4th.) Surrender of Genoa365Conveyance of the Garrison to France by the English Fleet;Foscolo accompanies them365"Ortis"366Comparison between Goethe's "Werter" and "Ortis"366Person and Manners of Foscolo369Meeting of a Congress at Lyons to reform the CisalpineRepublic1802.370Foscolo, his "Oration to Bonaparte"370Foscolo holds a Commission in the Italian Legion372His Translation of Sterne's "Sentimental Journey"373He becomes intimate with General Caffarelli1805.375The Brescians375Foscolo, his "Ode on Sepulchres"375He is made Professor of Eloquence in the University of Pavia;his Introductory Oration1808.377He incurs the Displeasure of Bonaparte378Loses his Professorship, and retires to the Lake of Como375Description of the Lake375His Tragedy of "Ajax"379Its Politics found fault with; he is persecuted in consequence380He is exiled from Milan, and visits Tuscany380Manifesto of Lord William Bentinek1813.382Treaty of Fontainebleau382Foscolo, his Adherence to the Cause of Liberty384His Conversation with Pecchio385He resides in Italy385Lord Castlereagh386Arrival of Foscolo in England386His Retreat at St. John's Wood387Pecchio visits him1822.387Foscolo, his "Ricciarda"388The Story on which it is founded388Dedicated to Lord William Russell388Lady Dacre interests herself in behalf of Foscolo1823.389Description of Foscolo's House at South Bank389Imprudence of Foscolo; his pecuniary Difficulties392(October 10th.) His Death1827.392His Character393
His Birth
1778.
354
His Origin
354
The Ionian Islands
355
Foscolo studies at Padua under Cesarotti
355
His Tragedy of "Thyestes" represented at Venice
1797.
357
Foscolo becomes a voluntary Exile
357
His "Letters of Jacopo Ortis"
357
His Opinion of Bonaparte
359
He visits Tuscany
360
And Florence
360
He goes to Milan; Description of the Cisalpine Republic
361
Foscolo becomes acquainted with Monti
361
Likeness between him and his imaginary Hero, Ortis
362
His unfortunate Attachment for a Pisan Lady
362
He joins the Lombard Legion
363
Invasion of the Austrio-Russians
1800.
363
Foscolo joins the French Army at Genoa
363
Siege of Genoa
364
Foscolo, his Letter to Bonaparte
364
(June 4th.) Surrender of Genoa
365
Conveyance of the Garrison to France by the English Fleet;Foscolo accompanies them
365
"Ortis"
366
Comparison between Goethe's "Werter" and "Ortis"
366
Person and Manners of Foscolo
369
Meeting of a Congress at Lyons to reform the CisalpineRepublic
1802.
370
Foscolo, his "Oration to Bonaparte"
370
Foscolo holds a Commission in the Italian Legion
372
His Translation of Sterne's "Sentimental Journey"
373
He becomes intimate with General Caffarelli
1805.
375
The Brescians
375
Foscolo, his "Ode on Sepulchres"
375
He is made Professor of Eloquence in the University of Pavia;his Introductory Oration
1808.
377
He incurs the Displeasure of Bonaparte
378
Loses his Professorship, and retires to the Lake of Como
375
Description of the Lake
375
His Tragedy of "Ajax"
379
Its Politics found fault with; he is persecuted in consequence
380
He is exiled from Milan, and visits Tuscany
380
Manifesto of Lord William Bentinek
1813.
382
Treaty of Fontainebleau
382
Foscolo, his Adherence to the Cause of Liberty
384
His Conversation with Pecchio
385
He resides in Italy
385
Lord Castlereagh
386
Arrival of Foscolo in England
386
His Retreat at St. John's Wood
387
Pecchio visits him
1822.
387
Foscolo, his "Ricciarda"
388
The Story on which it is founded
388
Dedicated to Lord William Russell
388
Lady Dacre interests herself in behalf of Foscolo
1823.
389
Description of Foscolo's House at South Bank
389
Imprudence of Foscolo; his pecuniary Difficulties
392
(October 10th.) His Death
1827.
392
His Character
393
INTRODUCTION.
INTRODUCTION.
A. D.PAGEPreliminary Remarks1Aborigines of Spain2Silius Italicus2Lucan2The Senecas2The Roman Power in Spain annihilated by the Visigoths3Anecdotes of the Goths3Conquest of Spain by the Moors3The University of Cordova founded by Abdorhaman III.4Settlement of the Jews in Spain4Arabic Authors5The Romances Moriscos5Troubadours5Mosen Jordi de Sant Jordi6The Redondillas7The Cancionero general and the Romancero general9Quotation from Doctor Bowring's Translation of theRedondillas9Romances of Chivalry10Vasco Lobeira1325.10Alphonso X., surnamed the Wise11The Cultivation which he bestowed on the Castilian Language11His Works11The Alphonsine Tables11Alphonso XI.11Spain desolated by Civil Wars12Juan Ruiz12John II., his disastrous Reign1407.12The Marquis of Villena institutes Floral Games13His Death1434.13Marquis of Santillana13Marcias, his melancholy Fate13Juan de Mena, the Ennius of Spain1412.14His Birth14His Origin14He studies at the University of Salamanca14His Works15His Death1456.15Quintano, his Opinion of the "Labyrinto"15Juan de Enzina, Author of the first Spanish Plays17His Birth17His Songs and Lyrics18His Name becomes proverbial in Spain by his Song ofContraries or Absurdities18A Quotation from Doctor Bowring's Translation18Union of the Crowns of Castile and Arragon19Castilian adopted as the classic Language of the Country20
A. D.
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Preliminary Remarks
1
Aborigines of Spain
2
Silius Italicus
2
Lucan
2
The Senecas
2
The Roman Power in Spain annihilated by the Visigoths
3
Anecdotes of the Goths
3
Conquest of Spain by the Moors
3
The University of Cordova founded by Abdorhaman III.
4
Settlement of the Jews in Spain
4
Arabic Authors
5
The Romances Moriscos
5
Troubadours
5
Mosen Jordi de Sant Jordi
6
The Redondillas
7
The Cancionero general and the Romancero general
9
Quotation from Doctor Bowring's Translation of theRedondillas
9
Romances of Chivalry
10
Vasco Lobeira
1325.
10
Alphonso X., surnamed the Wise
11
The Cultivation which he bestowed on the Castilian Language
11
His Works
11
The Alphonsine Tables
11
Alphonso XI.
11
Spain desolated by Civil Wars
12
Juan Ruiz
12
John II., his disastrous Reign
1407.
12
The Marquis of Villena institutes Floral Games
13
His Death
1434.
13
Marquis of Santillana
13
Marcias, his melancholy Fate
13
Juan de Mena, the Ennius of Spain
1412.
14
His Birth
14
His Origin
14
He studies at the University of Salamanca
14
His Works
15
His Death
1456.
15
Quintano, his Opinion of the "Labyrinto"
15
Juan de Enzina, Author of the first Spanish Plays
17
His Birth
17
His Songs and Lyrics
18
His Name becomes proverbial in Spain by his Song ofContraries or Absurdities
18
A Quotation from Doctor Bowring's Translation
18
Union of the Crowns of Castile and Arragon
19
Castilian adopted as the classic Language of the Country
20