DUBLIN REVIEW.

THIRD SERIES.

VOL. XXIV.

JULY-OCTOBER

MDCCCXC.

GARRISON LIBRARY

MALIBRARY

LONDON: BURNS & OATES, LIMITED.

DUBLIN: M. H. GILL & SON.

NEW YORK: CATHOLIC PUBLICATION SOCIETY CO.

9, BARCLAY STREET.

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CONTENTS.

ART. I.-CHARLES KINGSLEY.

Chief object of this Article to examine that special philo-

sophy of life which has associated itself with the name

of Kingsley-Influence of his marriage: his gradual

evolution of an ideal Christianity-His inability to
recognise the supernatural element in human excellence :

consequent "Guy Fawkes" representation of Popery—

Some specimens of his grotesque misconceptions-His

intense opposition to asceticism: theory of marriage-

His want of critical and logical power-With all his

Protestantism, certain of his opinions, nevertheless,

were rather Catholic than Protestant.

It is proposed here to suggest for discussion an opinion as to

the earth's final purpose, which is new; but, as the writer

believes, consistent with (a) science and (b) orthodoxy-

First, as to science: three preliminary Scientific Facts

are stated and explained-Final destiny of the substance

of the earth is to become the substance of the risen

bodies of the human race, nothing of it being left—

Three explanatory propositions-The questions discussed

of the length of the earth's duration requisite for a

sufficient number of bodies-Probability of the theory:

scriptural supposed difficulties really not in the way.

The literature of one country perhaps never exercised so

great an influence on that of other countries as did the

French medieval chansons-The character, metre, and

assonance of the Chansons: how they were composed

and sung: three cycles of them-The royal cycle;

Charlemagne the hero; a description, with some quota-

tions, of the "Song of Roland "-The "Cycle of Doon"

the least attractive-William Fierabras the central figure

of the third cycle: treats the defeat of the French by

Saracens: the episode of "The First Communion of

Vivien" given as a specimen-Character of the later

songs and evidential value of the Chansons.

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