The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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“Orpheus,” orˈphe-us. “Eurydice,” eu-ridˈi-ce. Orpheus was a poet and
musician of Grecian mythology. His lyre enchanted even the beasts of the
field, and the rocks were moved from their places at its sound. His wife,
Eurydice, died and was carried to Hades, but Orpheus followed and by the
music of his lyre won back his wife on condition that he should not look
upon her until they were past the bounds of the infernal regions. His
love overpowered him, he turned to see if she followed, only to see her
disappear. His grief, it is said, led him to treat the Thracian women
with contempt, and he was murdered by them.
“Maximilian,” maks-ĭ-milˈyan; “Innsbrück,” insˈbrook.
“Fontainebleau,” fonˈtanˌblōˈ. A suburb of Paris, famous for its splendid
palace. This palace was begun in the tenth century, and has been added
to, remodeled and ornamented by various monarchs since. Its architecture
is of all schools, its pictures, statues and books invaluable.
P. 144, c. 1.—“Bernini,” bér-neeˈnee. He began work for the pope at the
age of eighteen, and spent several years on the churches and palaces of
Rome. His fame was so great that he was invited to Paris in 1665 to
complete the Louvre; but his plans for this were never carried out. His
latter life was spent in Italy.
“Allessandro Algardi,” al-les-sanˈdro äl-garˈdee. (1598-1654.) “Puget,”
püˌˈzhaˌ. (1622-1694.) “Girardon,” zheˌrarˌdonˈ. (1628-1715.) “Houdon,”
ooˌdonˈ. (1741-1828.)
“Pigalle,” peˌgalˈ. (1714-85.) “Duquesnoy,” düˌkaˈnwäˌ. (1594-1646.)
“Schlüter,” schlĭˈter. (1662-1714.)
“Winckelman,” wĭnkˈel-män (1717-1768). A German archæologist. His
researches and writings stimulated the interest since taken in
archæology, and he is regarded as its founder. Also his theories of the
beautiful and “History of Art” opened a new field in German thought.
“Canova,” kä-noˈvä; “Pompeii,” pom-peˈyi; “Herculaneum,” herˈcu-laˌne-um.
“Theseus,” theˈse-us. A legendary hero of Attica, of whom many wonderful
adventures are told. This story of the Minotaur (a monster, half man,
half bull,) is that Theseus was taken to Crete along with the youths and
maidens which were offered every year to the monster. The king’s daughter
fell in love with him and gave him a sword with which he killed the
Minotaur, and then escaped from the labyrinth in which he was confined,
by a thread which he had unraveled as he went in.
“Dannecker,” dänˈek-er. (1758-1841.) “Chaudet,” shoˈda. (1763-1810.)
“Thorwaldsen,” torˈwawld-sen; “Villa Carlotta,” vēˈlyâ car-lotˈa.
“Gutenberg,” gooˈten-bĕrg. (1400?-1468.) The reputed inventor of printing.
“Mayence,” māˈyângs. The French name for Mentz, a city of Hesse on the
banks of the Rhine. “Leuchtenberg,” loikˈten-bĕrg.
P. 144, c. 2.—“Schadow,” shäˈdo; “Stettin,” stetˈteen. A town of Prussia.
“Blücher,” blooˈker; “_Naïvete_,” näˈēv-tā, simplicity, ingenuousness.
“Rauch,” rowk; “Bülow,” büˈlo; “Scharnhorst,” sharnˈhorst;
“Charlottenburg,” shar-lutˈten-boorg. A town of Prussia.
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