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THE GREEK SLAVE! BACCHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE, AND THE

DANCING GIRL!

The above celebrated Statues, together with Fifteen Statuettes in Bronze, and several hundred magnificent Oil Paintings, form the collection of prizes to be distributed among the members of the Cosmopolitan Art Association at the first annual distribution, in January next.

The Cosmopolitan Art and Literary
Association,

Organized for the Encouragement and General Diffusion of Literature and the Fine Arts on a new and original plan.

This popular Art Association is designed to encourage and popularize the Fine Arts, and disseminate wholesome Literature throughout the country. A Gallery of Art is permanently founded, and will contain a valuable collection of Paintings and Statuary, for the annual distribution of each year. The best Literature of the day, will be issued to subscribers, consisting of the popular Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c.

The Committee of Management have the pleasure of announcing that the First Annual Distribution will take place on the 80th of January next, on which occasion there will be distributed or allotted to members several hundred Works of Art, among which is the original and world-renowned statue of the GREEK SLAVE, by Hiram Powers, costing over five thousand dollars! together with the beautiful statues of VENUS, BACCHANTE, HEBE, FLORA, and the DANCING GIRL; and fifteen Statuettes in Bronze, imported from Paris; also, a large collection of OIL PAINTINGS, comprising some of the best productions of celebrated American and Foreign Artists.

The Literature issued to subscribers consists of the following Monthly Magazines: Harpers, Putnam's, Knickerbocker, Blackwood's, Graham's, Magazine of Art, and Godey's Lady's Book, and the Quarterly Reviews reprinted in New York: Edinburgh, Westminster, London” Quarterly, and North British.

Plan for the Current Year.

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AMERICAN LITERATURE IN GERMANY.

Dr. Herrig's Hand Book.
Not long ago we alluded to the increasing at-

tention which American literature now receives

in Europe, both in England and upon the Continent. The arrival of every steamer brings additional confirmation of this fact. The recent denial, in Great Britain, of the privilege of copy right to American authors, while it falls severely upon many individuals, will be likely to produce this general effect, that the writers of this country will become widely and popularly known abroad far more quickly than if the circulation and reproduction of their works were partially restricted by their being duly entered at Stationer's Hall. Indeed, an examination of the lists of cheap editions which have been issued in London, especially within the last two months, attests, among other things, the fact that the original literature of the United States is much more rich than that of England in popular works; in books adapted to the wants of the

great "people."

culiar phases of American life, and are just the and notwithstanding the coinage of many odd
ones most likely to be mentioned in letters to "slang" expressions, Dr. Herrig is of opinion
"the Fatherland," from foreigners now resident that the prevalent language in the United States
among us. Beyond this, there has been an in- will never be, as some have predicted, very dif-
creasing admiration for American poetry, espe- ferent from that of England. He remarks, more-
cially for that of Longfellow; and we doubt whe-over (what he thinks that even the English
ther any living poet, in whatever language he
may write, possesses at this moment a wider
circle of appreciative readers than does our dis-
tinguished countryman. The English original
and the German translation of his poems, are now
almost equally well known upon the continent
of Europe.

must admit), that the mass of the people in America speak with more grammatical precision, and generally in better, that is, we suppose, in more idiomatic English than the same class of men in England, while he thinks that Americans on the other hand will acknowledge that in literary expression (der literarische Ausdruck), the English are far in advance of our countrymen.

These remarks have been suggested by an examination of some of the latest German publications which have found their way to our table. After these comments upon the language, and Among them is an octavo volume of over four a reference to the appreciation in which literary hundred pages, entitled "Hand Buch der Nord- men are held in America, Dr. Herrig proceeds to Amerikanischen National Literatur. Sammlung speak of the general characteristics of our countorischen Abhandlung über den Entwicklungs- ties of American institutions, and the influence von Musterstücken nebst einer Literatur-His- trymen, their means of cultivation, the peculiarigang der Englischen Sprache und Literatur in of these combined circumstances upon our naNord-Amerika." This work is edited by Prof. tional literature. Dr. Herrig, an officer of the Royal Military Academy, and also of one of the real schools in Berlin, and it has been quite recently published by Geo. Westermann, in Braunschweig. We have examined with great interest, the selections which are here presented from many of the best writers of America, and have read with still greater pleasure, the enthusiastic comments upon our literature, with which Dr. Herrig prefaces the volume. Although an American reader, jealous of the fame of his own favorite authors, will often differ from the judgment of the German editor, both in his selections and his criticisms, yet the work to which we are referring may be highly praised as an admirable introduction to the study of our literature.

From these topics, he proceeds to a historical survey of American poets, orators, historians, and novelists. In speaking of our poetical writings, he complains that so many common-places are to be found therein, and that there is too. often a manifest imitation of English originals Pope and Collins, he says, are visible in Sprague, Thomson in Wilcox, and Dryden in Payne, and Moore in Hoffman. Notwithstanding these and other criticisms, he finds much to admire. Passing by, with but little praise, the poems of Dwight and Barlow, Dr. Herrig speaks of Pierpont's "Airs of Palestine" as ranking, in depth of thought, beauty of language, and harmony of verse, among the best of early American poems. Carlos Wilcox is compared to Cowper. Of the better poets of the second rank, he considers Sprague, Brainard, and Steel, the most esteemed. Percival is spoken of in high terms as endowed with wonderful natural powers, and as distinguished for the bold imagination, the freedom and the facility of his verse. Whittier has "the soul and spirit of a poet, and will undoubtedly attain the highest rank." No poetical writer appears to our German critic, so "subjective" as Dana; none shows so clearly the marks of his individuality. "His words are embodied ideas, and one of his single epithets often contains a great and powerful thought."

We are not aware that in Germany there has ever existed, as there once did in England, a jealous prejudice against American literature. Long ago, the novels of Cooper found eager readers in all the kingdoms and duchies over A translation of the essay introductory to which the Diet at Frankfort presides. In fact, this volume, would be valued by the reading the German, French, and Italian translations of public of this country, and would be worthy of that distinguished novelist, have made him as republication by itself. As it extends to one popular in all the old world as he is throughout hundred and eighteen closely printed pages, it the new. Within a few years past American is too long to be transferred to our columns, and science has also found in the universities and all we can hope to do is to give our readers a learned societies of that land of scholars, the very general notion of its views. honorable appreciation which its merits have de- Like all German Einleitungs, it attempts to go served. More recently, American authors have to the foundation of the subject of which it been studied, quoted, and read as furnishing the treats, and so begins with an examination of the best examples of modern classical English. The condition of the English language in the United large number of persons among the educated States. The assertions of Mrs. Trollope, that classes of Germany, who are familiar with the Americans say "you sees," and "I seed," are Dr. Herrig considers us as a nation too earnest English language, has caused many of the best gravely quoted, to be more gravely refuted; and for humorous writings, but finds some noteAmerican books to be not merely imported but other similar "slanders" are likewise contra-worthy exceptions. "The Biglow Papers," which reprinted in their original language, by German dicted with almost patriotic zeal. At the same he says are "by Hosea," (as if "Mr. Biglow" publishing houses; while the still larger num- time, the writer presents a curious article, based, possessed no family name) are considered as very ber of those who have friends and acquaintances probably, upon Pickering's Essay and Bartlett's successful. So was the Lay of the Scottish now residing in the western world, has led to Dictionary, in regard to the "Americanisms" Fiddle," and also what he inaccurately calls anthe translation of very many of our best popu- which have been gradually introduced into the other work, "by the same pen," the "Fable for lar works. "Uncle Tom," of course, had its language. Some of these are censured, others Critics." Halleck is highly praised, and his thousands of readers; The "Wide, Wide World" are regarded as very naturally proceeding from Marco Bozzaris characterized as a master-piece; has been almost as generally read, since its ap- our mixed population, and still others are con- but "Holmes is said to stand first among our pearance first as a newspaper feuilleton and sidered as necessary expressions for the new modern humorists." These are illustrations of then as a regular volume; the "Lamplighter" ideas which our institutions have developed. the criticisms which are made upon our poets. in the new translation made at Leipsic, is now Notwithstanding the introduction of an Indian, Three, however, are reserved for higher praise vieing with its predecessors in its claims upon a German, a Hollandish, a Spanish, and a French and more extended comment. They are Bryant, general favor. These, it must be remarked, are element into our population, and even into the Longfellow, and Poe, holding, as poets, in the all books, showing, or supposed to show, the pe-language as spoken in some parts of America, estimation of Dr. Herrig, very much the position

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