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BELCARO: ESSAYS ON ESTHETICS. By 

 VERNON LEE. Author of " Studies in Italy," &c. 



" Clever and expressive, subtle and brilliant, and evincing much grasp of mind and of the 



subject treated The product of a remarkably acute critical mind ; it would bear to be read a 



second time, and would be found to repay the trouble Ruskinism is an eloquent tribute to 



Mr. Ruskin." ATHENAEUM. 



" Contains some charming essays Displays in a marked degree a vividness of fancy, a 



wealth of imagery and illusion, and a richness of language, but does not sink into mere rhap- 

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" There is much in this thoroughly original and delightful book which reminds us of the 

 essays of the eighteenth century. It is rare, indeed, to find so much thought conveyed in so 

 easy a style ; to find a writer who not only has so much that is fresh to say, but has so fresh a 

 way of saying it. . . .The way of conveying ideas is very fascinating, and has an effect of creat- 

 ing activity in the reader's mind which no other mode can equal. From first to last there is a 

 continuous and delightful stimulation of thought. The book will lead to conversation, dreaming 

 speculation of all kinds, of pleasant and healthy mental exercise ; and it is interspersed with 

 such perfect little sketches of scenery and passages of so much eloquence that it is a literary 

 treat to read it." ACADEMY. 



" The essay on 'Cherubino' is a perfect gem in its way.... Nor is that on ' Chapelmaster 

 Kreisler ' much less worthy of admiration. Lovers of music will be charmed by both of these 

 admirable essays, and lovers of painting will be equally charmed with the essay entitled ' In 

 Umbria.' The estimate there given of Perugino and his environment and influence is masterly. 

 Vernon Lee writes well about poetry, better about painting, best of all about music." 



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" Splendid essays on art. Vernon Lee writes prose harmonies which are finely composed." 



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" His former work, ' Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy,' was full of learning and 

 enthusiasm ; but it was not equal, in point of critical insight, to some of the studies united in 

 ' Belcaro.' Vernon Lee argues with great skill and power of style." WESTMINSTER REVIEW. 



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STUDIES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 

 IN ITALY. BY VERNON LEE. 



CONTENTS : THE ARCADIAN ACADEMY THE MUSICAL LIFE METASTASIO 



AND THE OPERA THE COMEDY OF MASKS GOLDONI AND THE REALISTIC 



COMEDY CARLO GOZZI AND THE VENETIAN FAIRY COMEDY. 



" The learning and fancy of Mr. Vernon Lee have enabled him to reconstruct the life of the 



Italian musical world of the last century Certain pages of this book quite bring us into the 



midst of the poets, the composers, and the singers of a hundred years ago The chapter on 



Metastasio ought to be translated as a whole and should be read and meditated by every one 



who cares for art and for Italy The chapter on Goldoni is rich in sterling, subtle, and new 



observation Throughout the volume we are in the presence of a subtle and imaginative 



critic, of a picturesque and vigorous writer, of one who has profoundly studied a subject in 

 which he takes passionate interest, and who has written of Italy and Italian art with a wonder- 

 ful artistic intuition comparable only with that shown in some of Robert Browning's poems on 

 Italian subjects." FANFUILA DELLA DOMENICA of Rome. 



" Mr. Vernon Lee, if that be the author's real name, has written one of the most fascinating 



booksjthat it has been our pood fortune to meet with for a very long time A singularly 



delightful and very able volume."^-WESTMiNSTER REVIEW. 



" These studies show'a wide range of knowledge of the subject, precise investigation, abun- 

 dant power of illustration, and healthy enthusiasm The style of writing is cultivated, 



neatly adjusted, and markedly clever ; it" has a certain analogy to the styles of other aesthetic 

 writers of the day, combining (we might say by way of indication) something of Mr. Wedmore 



and of Mrs. Pattison, with a spice of Mr. Pater, and another spice of Mr. Swinburne . -On 



the whole, it can be cordially recommended as treating an important and little known theme 

 with conspicuous ability." ATHENAEUM. 



