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644 Retrofpect of German Literature. —Drama, Poetry, Novels, &c, - 
continued his labours for the iluftration of 
both ancient and modern art; and as in 
France. they have their 
Arts,” fo likewile in Germany, the lateft 
intelli ligence relative to the arts is commu- 
" micated ina fimilar periodical. Len 
entitled «* Annalen der Kuni.” 
Among the very numerous clafs of, 
guides and inftruétors to painters, fculpt- 
ors engravers and various artifts, we notice _ 
as the moft remarkable, a < Felloplaftic,” 
teaching the art of making models in imi- 
tation of ancient monumenis with cork. 
Oa the general theory of the fine arts, we 
find cnly one work, ihe continuation of 
EBERHaRD’Ss “* Handbuch der Aefthetik.”’ 
THE DRAMA AND POETRY. 
Several dramatic writers of high and 
eftablifhed reputation, again prefented their 
works to the public. Bano, whofe pre- 
ceding works had been received with ap- 
plaufe, publifhed a tragedy entitled 
<° Genoa an Reveng ;? anda comedy 
entitled the “ Pulfe.” CoLiin, whofe firtt 
production had announced hirm: asia noet 
of fuperior talents, turnifhed two new 
tragedies, *¢ Coriolanus dnd Polyxena.” 
Of! Korzesus’s Collection of new 
Plays, the eleventh volume has made its 
appearances ALBRECHT, MARRESTO, 
Gutvrenserc, Krattrer, Linpaei- 
MER, and other lefs known writers, ad- 
ded to the ftock of dramatic sae AE, 
either by original works or tranflations. 
With tefpect to original poems, we lcok- 
ed in vain in the catalogue for the names 
of the moft diftinguithed poets now living. 
We find, however, coliections by fome 
who have before appeared with reputa- 
tion before the public ; 
MANN, a Swede, but who, hke the Danith 
poet BaGGEseEn,:}.writes German verfe, 
Von Ratscuky, SCHREIBER, SEUME, 
STIRGENTESCH (author of many dra- 
matic pieces) BAUMGARTNER, Bruck. 
NER, SCHRODER, and many others whom 
our limits will not permit us to enumerate. 
_ Paffing over the trarilaticns from Ari- 
ofto, Akenfide, Shakefpeare, and various 
fplendid editions of the older claffical 
German poets, we proceed to the— 
NOVELS AND ROMANCES. | 
Here we find no lefs than four hundred 
announced : we cannet, however, notice 
more than a few, the authors cf which have 
long enjoyed the favour-of the public, 
Such are KosEGarRTEN’s * Legenden,” 
x Legendary Tales, againt which, how- 
ever, men of lefs ardent imaginations 
have much to objeét ;——noyels, by La- 
FONTAINE, tales by LAnGpein and 
6é Adumles des - 
fuch as Braink-~ 
‘Laun; —‘* Die Verfucherinn,’ The 
Female Tempter, by SCHILLING, each 
new produétion of whom is an additional 
proof of his intimate acquaintance with 
‘human nature, and of the ealy and glowing 
fiyle, by which he is fo eminently dil- 
tiaguifhed ; 
gen,” by ScHINK and SCHLEGEL; and 
‘¢* Anton Walls Morgenlandifche Er- 
zahlungen’? —or, Oriental. Tales, by 
Hryne. 
- iursing with terror and. abhorrence 
from a legion of {pectres, devils, giants, 
robbers, murderers, and other heroes of 
romance, we nanclode with— 
' MiSCELLANIES. 
Colletions and {plendid eloneuse be- 
gin likewife to appear ct the moft elteemed 
cates profe writers, but thefe it is un- 
neflary, particularly to mo.ice or enu- 
merate. 
Of the Journals, we fhall again clafs 
thole together, which are devoted to 
particular countries, 
nera: or provincial, a new one has bxen 
added, tor South Germany, entitled 
«« Aurora,” and edited by Mefirs. ARE- 
Tin and Bago... For the North of Ger. 
many, the journal ‘* Hamburg & Altona,” 
has been continued ; and for the Pruffian 
dominions in partici, a new one was 
begun ** Annalen der -Preufiifchen Staats, 
W ithfchaft ;°* —Annals of Pelitical Eco- 
no: Dy and Statitties: PRAFF; SCHEEL, 
and RuboLP#i continue their Account of 
the Progrefs of Natural Hiftory, Medi- 
cine, and Surgery in the Northern King- 
doms, Denmark and Sweden, in the Nor- 
difche’ archirder Naturkund, &c. . the 
third volume of which has been publithed. 
O:her branches of the literature of the 
North were treated of in Eck’s “ Nor- 
ditche Blatter.” For Rufha, there ap- 
peered, at the fame time two journals, 
Sones “ Rofslasd under Alexan- 
der I.’—Roffia under the reign of Alex- 
ander I. and RicHTER’s © Ruffifche 
Miizellen,” which latter work has, how- 
ever, been difcoétinued. Of Kunn’s 
<¢ Repertorium der Neueften Erfahrungen - 
Englifeher Gelehrten’’—Lateft Difcove- 
ries, &c. of Englifh Literati, in Phyfies, 
Medicine, and “Suraery, the third and 
fourth volumes have been publithed. The 
Englifche (Englith) and the ‘‘Franzofilche 
(French) Mifcellen, or Mifceilanics, pro- 
ceed without interruption; as likewife the 
journal entitled ‘* Lendon and Parjs,” 
which comprehends both coun'ries, aod 
which, beiides its other intrinfic merits 
RE EN i ne " FeCOMI- 
—* Romantilche Erdichtun- ~ 
To the feveral ef- ~ 
tablifhed jeurnals tor Germany, either ge- 
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