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Part I. deals with The Primeval or Stone Period : Aboriginal Traces, Sepulchral Memorials, Dwellings, and Catacombs, Temples, Weapons, &c. &c.; Part II., The Bronze Period: The Metallurgic Transition, Primitive Bronze, Personal Ornaments, Religion, Arts, and Domestic Habits, with other topics; Part III., The Iron Period: The Introduction of Iron, The Roman Invasion, Strongholds, &c. &c.; Part IV., The Christian Period: Historical Data, the Norrie's Law Relics, Primitive and Mediaval Ecclesiology, Ecclesiastical and Miscellaneous Antiquities. The work is furnished with an elaborate Index. PREHISTORIC MAN. New Edition, revised and partly re-written, with numerous Illustrations. One vol. 8vo. 21S. 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SECTION II. POETRY AND BELLES LETTRES. Allingham.-LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND; or, the New Landlord. By WILLIAM ALLINGHAM. New and Cheaper Issue, with a Preface. Fcap. 8vo. cloth, 4s. 6d. In the new Preface, the state of Ireland, with special reference to the Church measure, is discussed. "It is vital with the national character. It has something of Pope's point and Goldsmith's simplicity, touched to a more modern issue.”ATHENÆUM. Arnold (Matthew).—POEMS. Two vols. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 125. By MATTHEW ARNOLD. Also sold separately at 6s. Volume I. contains Narrative and Elegiac Poems; Volume II. Dramatic and Lyric Poems. The two volumes comprehend the First and Second Series of the Poems, and the New Poems. NEW POEMS. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s. 6d. 66 3966 In this volume will be found"Empedocles on Etna; 'Thyrsis" (written in commemoration of the late Professor Clough); Epilogue to Lessing's Laocoön; "Heine's Grave;""Obermann once more." 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Fcap. 8vo. 6s. “Full of life and genius.”—Court Circular. Besant.—STUDIES IN EARLY FRENCH POETRY. By A sort of impression rests on most minds that French literature begins with the "siècle de Louis Quatorze; any previous literature being for the most part unknown or ignored. Few know anything of the enormous literary activity that began in the thirteenth century, was carried on by Rulebeuf, Marie de France, Gaston de Foix, Thibault de Champagne, and Lorris; was fostered by Charles of Orleans, by Margaret of Valois, by Francis the First; that gave a crowd of versifiers to France, enriched, strengthened, developed, and fixed the French language, and prepared the way for Corneille and for Racine. The present work aims to afford information and direction touching the carly efforts of France in poetical literature. "In one moderately sized volume he has contrived to introduce us to the very best, if not to all of the early French poets."-ATHENEUM. Bradshaw.-AN ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN THE STATE OF CHAUCER'S WORKS, AS THEY WERE LEFT AT HIS DEATH. With some Notes of their Subsequent History. By HENRY BRADSHAW, of King's College, and the University Library, Cambridge. In the Press. |