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shown in his chief work, " History of German 

 Literature." Julius Wolf's epic of u Lurley " 

 is thought to be inferior to his previous poetical 

 efforts. Count Schack, although past seventy, 

 writes with unabated vigor in his " Memnon, 

 a Myth " ; and a German princess, Queen of 

 Roumania, signing herself as " Carmen Sylva," 

 has brought out a volume entitled "Meine 

 Ruhe," which contains ballads, romances, love- 

 songs, etc. Humorous and satirical poetry is 

 represented by H. Soderstrom and E. Bormann. 

 Among works of ethnographical interest is the 

 handsomely illustrated " Oestreich-Ungarn in 

 Wort und Bild," by the Crown-Prince of Aus- 

 tria, of which the critics speak in the highest 

 terms. With this may be classed the descrip- 

 tions of the Austrian Alps from the Bavarian 

 Highlands, edited by Max Haushofer. F. von 

 Loher, the well-known traveler, has collected 

 and published matter drawn from all regions 

 of the world for instruction of the general 

 reader. Other works of travel and adventure 

 are from the pens of G. Radde, the distinguished 

 ornithologist, and Max Eyth, an engineer of 

 note. In philosophy we have a sort of philo- 

 sophical testament from among the papers of 

 Alexander Jung, who died in 1884 at the age 

 of eighty-five, which displays idealism, enthu- 

 siasm, and optimism. G. Hauffe's " Anthro- 

 pology " traces back the essence of man's na- 

 ture to an absolute and indissoluble union of 

 the corporeal with the psychic element, the 

 spiritual soul with the material body ; and Du 

 Bois-Reymond, in his " Academic Discourses," 

 reveals the irresistible need of something be- 

 yond this material world, 'and acknowledges 

 the " world-riddles " of psychic phenomena 

 accompanying physical processes. The collect- 

 ed " Essays " and " Ethics " of W. Wundt deal 

 with important questions, and are likely to 

 produce marked effect. 0. Werner's compre- 

 hensive " History of Italian Philosophy " is 

 very valuable and complete, and L. Strumpell's 

 " Introduction to Philosophy " is well con- 

 structed and executed. 



Greece. Literary activity in Greece has kept 

 pace with that of any previous year, notwith- 

 standing the disturbed political pondition of 

 the country during the earlier half of 1886. 

 At Zante "The Poetic Flower-Garden," a 

 magazine devoted to poetry, has made its ap- 

 pearance, and promises to do good service in 

 this department. C. Palamas's " Songs of my 

 Home " display considerable talent and genuine 

 feeling, and Demetrius Kokkos's " Recollections 

 and Hopes " give form and life to national 

 traditions and help to incite Greek patriotism. 

 D. Koromilas has produced a play entitled 

 " The Judgment of Bockhoris," an episode in 

 the history of ancient Egypt. " Tales and 

 Recollections," being contributed to the jour- 

 nals of recent years, have been collected and 

 published by G. Drosinis, the author. In " Pro 

 Patria " several of the best Greek writers have 

 contributed a memorial to those killed or 

 wounded on the Graeco-Turkish frontier in 



May, 1886. Two veterans among the poets 

 T. Orphanidis and G. Paraschos have de- 

 parted this life, advanced in years. The former 

 was connected with the university and taught 

 there. He was author of poetical satires and 

 narrative poems, which met with much favor. 

 The latter, Paraschos, published a number of 

 national poems, translated u Hernani " into 

 modern Greek, and was preparing a Neo-Hel- 

 lenic version of the " Iliad " at the time of his 

 death. Among philological publications of the 

 year that deserve special note are the letters 

 of A. Coray, the distinguished linguistic scholar 

 and worker. The present collection of letters 

 fills four volumes, and is valuable as throwing 

 light not only on Coray's studies and pursuits, 

 but also on the state of matters in France dur- 

 ing his stay in that country. A. P. Keramens 

 has issued " A Brief Account of Palasographical 

 Researches in Constantinople and on the Shores 

 of the Black Sea " in furtherance of the lauda- 

 ble design to make known the MSS. preserved 

 in Eastern monasteries. H. Kleanthes has 

 brought out the first volume of an annotated edi- 

 tion of a Pindar," with a modern Greek trans- 

 lation, which is to fill five volumes. S. Sakel- 

 laropulos has prepared an excellent " Hand- 

 Book of the History of Greek Literature," 

 which is valuable for containing a copious 

 bibliography of Neo-Hellenic publications on 

 classical authors. Paul Karolidis's " Notices 

 of the Aryan Tribes in Asia Minor " is said to 

 be a good historical monograph. A. Miliarakis 

 is engaged upon a systematic comparative ge- 

 ography of the kingdom of Greece. Jt is the 

 result of extensive personal investigation and 

 critical research, and has a good map added. 

 The first part has been issued, and relates to 

 Argolis and Corinth. N. Schinas's " Notices 

 of Journeys in Macedonia, Epirus, on the New 

 Frontier, and in Thessaly," are designed for 

 military purposes. Archaeology and numis- 

 matics have received fair attention. The Gor- 

 tyna inscription, to which the notice of savants 

 has been directed in Europe and America, has 

 given rise to copious literature of its own, and 

 J. Typaldos, a scholarly lawyer, has written a 

 series of valuable articles on it, which have 

 appeared in the "Journal of the Society of 

 Advocates " of Athens. Paul Lambros has 

 written a work entitled " Coins of the Medias- 

 val Rulers of Chios," valuable for matter and 

 well illustrated. The Government has also is- 

 sued a volume containing the laws, ordinances, 

 and circulars relating to ancient remains. The 

 first part of a work on "The Museums of Athens" 

 is admirably brought out, and the subject is 

 quite sure to excite general interest. The 

 opening part contains a succinct view of the 

 recent excavations on the Acropolis, and seven 

 phototypes of the archaic statues found there. 

 Substantially the statement of last year's record 

 holds good for 1886 in respect to philosophical 

 and educational publications, fiction, works of 

 travel, dramatic efforts, etc. There is, however, 

 nothing important in this regard. 



