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Examples Of The Violence With Which The Learned Have Contended About Trifles. From D'Lsraeli's "Curiosities Of Literature." Vol. Ii.
travagant as to consider that I detract from his imaginary glory , to show him that I fear as little as I esteem him , this is to inform him , that my name is DE SCUDERY . " A similar rhodomontade is that of Claude Trellon , a poetical soldier . He begins his poems by informing the critics , that if any one attempts to censure himhe will only condescend to answer sword
, in hand . ANTI , prefixed to the name of the person attacked , ' was once a favourite title to books of literary controversy . With a critical review of such books Bailiet has filled a quarto volume : yet , notwithstanding this labour , such was the abundant harvest , that he left considerable gleanings for posterior industry;—his list was augmented by nearly
as many . Anti-Gronovius was a book published against Gronovius , by Kuster . Perizonius , another pugilist of literature , entered into this dispute on the subject of the JEs grave of the ancients , to which Kuster liad just adverted at the close of his volume . What was the consequence ? Dreadful!—Answers and rejoinders from bothin which
, they bespattered each other with the foulest abuse . A journalist blamed this acrimonious controversy ; and he has done this with sufficient pleasantly . He says , " To read the pamphlets of a Perizonius and a Kuster on the / Es grave of the ancients , who would not renounce all commerce with antiquity ? 'It seems as if an Agamemnon and an Achilles were railing at each other . Who can refrain from laughter ,
when one of these commentators even points his injuries at the very name of his adversary ? According to Kuster , the name of Perizonius signifies a certain part of the human body . How is it possible , that with such a name he could be right concerning the 2 Es grave ? But does that of Kuster promise better , since it signifies a beadle ; a man who drives dogs out of churches ?—What madness is this !"
Die works of I-Iomer produced a controversy both long and virulent amongst the wits of France . "At length , " as the author of Qucrelles Lilieraires informs us , "by the efforts of Valincour , the friend of art , of artists , and of peace , the contest was terminated . " Both parties were formidable in number , and to each he made remonstrances , and applied reproaches . La Mothe and Madame Dacierthe opposite leaderswere convinced bhis reasoningmade
re-, , y , ciprocal concessions , and concluded a peace . The treaty was formally ratified at a dinner given on the occasion by the celebrated Madame De Staal , who represented 'Neutrality . ' Libations were poured to the memory of old Homer , and the parties were reconciled . Literary controversy is now generally conducted with that urbanity which should ever characterize the dispassionate man of ' letters .
Let us , however , be careful , that the interests of literature do not evaporate . in that polite incense of panegyric , which we so frequentl y observe scattered from the censers of two adversaries . Antagonist ' s of this description appear too partial to each other to combat with any earnestness .
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Examples Of The Violence With Which The Learned Have Contended About Trifles. From D'Lsraeli's "Curiosities Of Literature." Vol. Ii.
travagant as to consider that I detract from his imaginary glory , to show him that I fear as little as I esteem him , this is to inform him , that my name is DE SCUDERY . " A similar rhodomontade is that of Claude Trellon , a poetical soldier . He begins his poems by informing the critics , that if any one attempts to censure himhe will only condescend to answer sword
, in hand . ANTI , prefixed to the name of the person attacked , ' was once a favourite title to books of literary controversy . With a critical review of such books Bailiet has filled a quarto volume : yet , notwithstanding this labour , such was the abundant harvest , that he left considerable gleanings for posterior industry;—his list was augmented by nearly
as many . Anti-Gronovius was a book published against Gronovius , by Kuster . Perizonius , another pugilist of literature , entered into this dispute on the subject of the JEs grave of the ancients , to which Kuster liad just adverted at the close of his volume . What was the consequence ? Dreadful!—Answers and rejoinders from bothin which
, they bespattered each other with the foulest abuse . A journalist blamed this acrimonious controversy ; and he has done this with sufficient pleasantly . He says , " To read the pamphlets of a Perizonius and a Kuster on the / Es grave of the ancients , who would not renounce all commerce with antiquity ? 'It seems as if an Agamemnon and an Achilles were railing at each other . Who can refrain from laughter ,
when one of these commentators even points his injuries at the very name of his adversary ? According to Kuster , the name of Perizonius signifies a certain part of the human body . How is it possible , that with such a name he could be right concerning the 2 Es grave ? But does that of Kuster promise better , since it signifies a beadle ; a man who drives dogs out of churches ?—What madness is this !"
Die works of I-Iomer produced a controversy both long and virulent amongst the wits of France . "At length , " as the author of Qucrelles Lilieraires informs us , "by the efforts of Valincour , the friend of art , of artists , and of peace , the contest was terminated . " Both parties were formidable in number , and to each he made remonstrances , and applied reproaches . La Mothe and Madame Dacierthe opposite leaderswere convinced bhis reasoningmade
re-, , y , ciprocal concessions , and concluded a peace . The treaty was formally ratified at a dinner given on the occasion by the celebrated Madame De Staal , who represented 'Neutrality . ' Libations were poured to the memory of old Homer , and the parties were reconciled . Literary controversy is now generally conducted with that urbanity which should ever characterize the dispassionate man of ' letters .
Let us , however , be careful , that the interests of literature do not evaporate . in that polite incense of panegyric , which we so frequentl y observe scattered from the censers of two adversaries . Antagonist ' s of this description appear too partial to each other to combat with any earnestness .