On Voss 394 On Bürger 395 The _Urtheile_, &c. 396 The _Vorlesungen über Dramatische Kunst und Literatur_ 396 Their initial and other merit 397 The Schlegelian position 398 The _Vorlesungen über Schöne Literatur und Kunst_ 399 Illustrated still more by Friedrich 401 Uhland 402 Schubarth 403 Solger 404 Periodicals, Histories, &c. 404 CHAPTER IV. THE CHANGE IN THE OTHER NATIONS 406 INTERCHAPTER VIII. (WITH AN EXCURSUS ON PERIODICAL CRITICISM.) 408 BOOK IX. THE LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY. CHAPTER I. THE SUCCESSORS OF SAINTE-BEUVE. _Ordonnance_ of this chapter 431 Philarète Chasles 432 Barbey d’Aurévilly 433 On Hugo 434 On others 435 Strong redeeming points in him 436 Doudan 436 Interest of his general attitude 437 And particular utterances 437 Renan 439 Taine 440 His _culpa_ 440 His miscellaneous critical work 441 His _Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise_ 442 Its shortcomings 443 Instances of them 443 Moutégut: his peculiarities 444 Delicacy and range of his work 446 Scherer: peculiar _moral_ character of his criticism 447 Its consequent limitations 448 The solid merits accompanying them 448