No More Learning

His profes-
sion was law; but the vogue of his comedy
(Y 1,' acted when he was 30, turned him toward
the stage, in which he has won great popular-
ity. Cæsar Borgia) and (Charlotte Corday,'
dramas, "Oriental Entanglements, a comedy
that won a prize, and Dankelman,' a tragedy,
merit special mention. His stories are grace-
ful and replete with incident, though they do
not rank high; the best of them, “The Rescue
of the King) and Jolly Company, are fair
specimens of a lively style.
Gisecke, Nikolaus Dietrich (ge'zek-ė). A
German poet; born in Csó, Hungary, of Ger-
man parents, April 2, 1724; died at Sonders.
hausen, Feb. 23, 1765. He settled early in
Hamburg, where he formed one of a little lit.
erary circle. He was a clergyman, and his ser-
mons contain elegant diction ; but his literary
position is due wholly to a volume of poems,
simple and unaffected in style, and voicing a
mild melancholy,
Giseke, Robert. A German dramatist, nov-
elist, and poet, great-grandson of Nikolaus;
born in Marienwerder, Jan. 15, 1827; died at
Leubus, Dec. 12, 1890. Early an accomplished
theologian and an authority on philosophy and
history, his prospects were destroyed by his
political utterances in 1848, and he was driven
to journalism for a livelihood.
After some
years he began to write novels, of which the
best is perhaps (Otto Ludwig Brook. But his
original and striking plays gave him his great-
est renown; notably (The Two Cagliostros,'
(Lucifer, or the Demagogues,' (The Elector
Maurice of Saxony,' and (A Burgomaster of
Berlin. '
Gissing, George. An English novelist ; born
in Wakefield, 1857. He has made a remarka.
ble study of the London masses, from the ranks
of skilled labor to the most noisome human
refuse of the slums, the result being half re-
pulsive and wholly powerful; particularly in
(The Nether World, New Grub Street,'
(Demos,' and 'Sleeping Fires. )
Giusti, Giuseppe (jös'tē). An Italian poet
and political satirist; born in Monsummano,
May 1809; died in Florence, March 31, 1850.
His maiden masterpiece was the "Dies Iræ,
on the death of the Emperor Francis I. , - a
poem in which a mockery of woe blends tell-
ingly with sarcasm. He worked this vein the
next ten years, as (The Boot, (The Crowned,'
and (The Investiture of a Knight demonstrate.
lil , . . . 4. a
died at Paris, Oct. 26, 1888. He was attached to
the Lyceum of Versailles, and at Loches; con-
tributed stories to the European Review, the
Revue des Deux Mondes, Paris Illustré, and
other French periodicals. Among his works
are: Brave Men) (1874), crowned by the
Academy; Uncle Placide) (1878); (The Cap-
tain's Niece'; (Grandfather) (1880), crowned
by the Academy; (The Gaudry Family) (1884);
(The Second Violin) (1887); and translations.
Giraud, Count Giovanni (zhe-ro'). An Ital-
ian comedy-writer; born in Rome, Oct. 28, 1776;
died in Naples, Oct. 1, 1834. He was bred to the
profession of arms, but relieved the monotony
of the camp by writing comedies. They were
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These and the satires written from 1847 to 1849,
as well as (The Papacy of Little Peter,' evince
genius. *
Gjellerup, Karl Adolf (gyāl'ér-öp). A Danish
novelist, dramatist, poet, and critic; born in
Roholte, Seeland, July 2, 1857. He prepared
for the ministry; but published a novel, (An
Idealist, under the pseudonym “Epigonos,
at 21. Rödtjörn, a book of poems, appeared
a few years later; followed by the novels
(Romulus, (The Pupil of the Germans,' and
several others. Brynhild' and (Saint Just
are tragedies ; (The Book of my Love) is an
assortment of erotic poems. As a critic his
work is discriminating and accurate ; but all
his productions show the influence of foreign
literatures.
Gjorgjic, Ignaz (jôr'jich). A Dalmatian poet
and scholar; born in Ragusa, Feb. 13, 1676;
died there, Jan. 21, 1737. He was abbot of the
Benedictine monastery on the island of Meleda,
but was exiled for his part in a political dis-
pute. The Pope interceded for him and had
him restored to his cloisters. Of his poems,
(The Sighs of the Penitent Magdalen) is the
most deserving of mention. Marunko i Pav-
ica) is the humorous story of two Venetian
youths, and (The Slav Psalter) is a hymnal.
Gladden, Washington. An American clergy.
man and author; born at Pittsgrove, Pa. , Feb.
11, 1836. He has held pastorates in Congrega.
tional churches in New York, Massachusetts,
and Ohio, and served on the editorial staff
of the Independent and Sunday Afternoon.
Among his numerous works are :Plain Thoughts
on the Art of Living) (1868); (From the Hub
to the Hudson (1869); (The Young Men and
the Church) (1885); (Cosmopolis City Club. '
Gladstone, William Ewart. A great Eng-
lish statesman and writer on theological and
philological subjects, essayist, and translator
from the classics; born in Liverpool, Dec. 29,
1809. His place in literature has been made
enduring by Juventus Mundi, (Studies in
Homer and the Homeric Age, and a large
number of essays, rich in thought and clear
and weighty in style. His works include:
(Church and State); (Homeric Synchronism);
'Gleanings of Past Years); a version of
Horace ; etc.
Glaisher, James. An English astronomer;
born in London, England, April 7, 1809. From
1836 until his retirement in 1874 he was con-
nected with the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
He is the author of more than a hundred books
and papers relating to astronomy, meteorology,
and the theory of numbers. Between 1863 and
1866 he made twenty-nine balloon ascents for
scientific purposes, in one of which he attained
the greatest height till then reached (seven
miles). The results of his observations are
published in the popular (Travels in the Air)
(1870). He translated and edited (The Atmo-
sphere) by Flammarion, and (The World of
Comets) by Guillemin.
Glapthorne, Henry. An English dramatist
who is krown to have fourished about 1639.
He wrote many plays, five of which have been
printed : Albertus Wallenstein); (The Hol-
lander); (Argalus and Parthenia); (Wit in a
Constable); 'The Lady's Privilege); etc.
Glascock, William Nugent. A Scottish au-
thor; born 1787; died Oct. 8, 1847, at Baltin-
glass. He was captain in the navy; entering
service January 1800, and retiring in 1847. His
literary works include: The Naval Sketch
Book) (2 vols. , 1826); (Sailors and Saints; or,
Matrimonial Manoeuvres) (3 vols. , 1829); "Tales
of a Tar: With Characteristic Anecdotes)
(1836 ); "Land Sharks and Sea Gulls) (3 vols. ,
1838); Naval Service; or, Officers' Manual) (2
vols. , 1836), which has had a great sale and
been translated for all the Continental services.
Glaser, Adolf (glā'zėr). A German novel-
ist, poet, dramatist, and translator; born in
Wiesbaden, Dec. 15, 1829. He won success in
journalism; and published poems under the
pseudonym “Reinald Reimar, as well as two
or three plays. His first novel, written in 1857,
was “The Schaller Family, followed by many
popular works of fiction. (What Is Truth? )
(A Magdalen without a Halo, (Savonarola,
(Cordula,' are absorbing tales, in which im.
agination, humor, and ingenuity of plot are
predominating qualities. "Galileo Galilei, a
tragedy, and a series of translations from Dutch
authors, must be included.
Glassbrenner, Adolf (gläs'brān-er). A Ger-
man humorist; born in Berlin, March 27, 1810;
died there, Sept. 25, 1876. He was editing the
satiric paper Don Quixote when it was sup-
pressed in 1833, and then turned to comic
sketch-writing (Berlin as it Is and — Drinks,'
with Lively Berlin,' published under the pseu-
donym "Adolf Brennglas," quickly brought him
into popularity, which Life and Conduct in
the Exclusive World) and Berlin Folk Life)
increased; while (The New Reineke Füchs)
and (Forbidden Songs) displayed his versatil-
ity. He produced stories for children, and
comedies of exquisite drollery. He was a leader
in the popular agitation of 1848.
Glazier, Willard. An American author;
born in Fowler, N. Y. , Aug. 22, 1841. His
works include: 'Capture, Prison Pen, and Es-
cape) (1865), which was very popular; (Three
Years in the Federal Cavalry) (1870); (Battles
for the Union); Heroes of Three Wars);
(Peculiarities of American Cities); and Down
the Great River. '
Gleig, George Robert. A British historian
and miscellaneous prose-writer; born in Stir-
ling, Scotland, April 20, 1796 ; died near Winch-
field, England, July 9, 1888. He was a soldier
under Wellington in Spain, and commanded a
regiment in the American war of 1812, being
wounded during the sack of Washington. He
wrote “The Subaltern) (1825), an admirable
account of a soldier's life in war, used by Par-
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;
British Army at Washington and New Orleans)
(new ed. 1861); 'Lives of Eminent British Com-
manders) (1831); and many others.
Gleim, Johann Wilhelm Ludwig (glim). A
German poet and patron of literature; born
in Ermsleben, Halberstadt, April 2, 1719; died
Feb. 18, 1803. He attained an immense pres-
tige and popularity among his countrymen as
a sort of Mæcenas. His passion for letters in-
duced him to resign profitable government posts
while still young. (An Essay in Sportive
Rhyme,' an early work, shows French influence.
The Seven Years' War afforded him themes
for his best work: (Songs of a Prussian Grena-
dier) are patriotic outbursts. (Petrarcan Songs,'
Horatian Odes,' (Songs in Imitation of Anac-
reon, and Epigrammatic Verse,' are pleas-
ing, but less interesting. His fables and tales
became extremely popular.
Glen, William. A Scottish song-writer;
born in Glasgow, Nov. 14, 1789; died there,
December 1826. He was trained to mercan-
tile business, but preferred conviviality and
the Muse. His fame rests upon his Poems,
Chiefly Lyrical) (1815): “Wae's me for Prince
Charlie," a Jacobite song, is widely known.
Glinka, Avdotia Pavlovna (glink'kä): A
Russian writer of stories and devotional works,
wife of Fedor; born in Koutousof in 1795;
died in 1863. She translated Schiller's (Song
of the Bell,' and wrote many popular books
of devotion.
Glinka, Fedor Nicolaievich. A Russian poet,
historian, and essayist; born in Smolensk in
1788; died at Tver, March 6, 1880. He dis-
tinguished himself in the campaign of Auster-
litz at 18, but upon falling into disfavor at
court gave up an army career for literature.
"Letters of a Russian Officer on the Cam-
paigns of 1805-6 and 1812-15, Presents to
Russian Soldiers,' and (The Liberation of Lit-
tle Russia, are the best known of his books.
He also translated the Psalms and the Book
of Job into verse.
Glinka, Gregory Andréevich. A Russian
historian, dramatist, and poet, cousin of Fedor
N. ; born near Smolensk in 1774; died at Mos-
cow in 1818. He was in boyhood a page at
the imperial court. He entered upon a distin-
guished career as an educator, and accompanied
Alexander I. 's brothers on their Continental
tour in 1811. His works include : (The Ancient
Religion of the Slavs); “Miscellanies in Prose
and Verse); and a play, (The Daughters of
Love.
Glinka, Sergius Nicolaievich. A Russian
poet and writer of juvenile literature; brother
of Fedor; born in Smolensk in 1774 or 1771;
died at Moscow in 1847. He entered the mili-
tary service and rose to the rank of major,
when he retired. His literary work was de-
voted mainly to the young and their training.
Readings for Children,' (History of Russia
for the Use of Boys and Girls,' and similar
books, are highly esteemed. He also com-
posed a few plays in verse, edited the Rus-
sian Messenger, and translated Young's Night
Thoughts.
Glover, Richard. An English epic poet and
dramatist; born in London, 1712; died there,
Nov. 25, 1785. He abandoned trade for poetry,
and made himself famous with Leonidas)
(1737), a heroic poem, fiery but rather exag-
gerated in rhetoric. (The Athenaid) (1787) is
a continuation of it. (London) (1739), a poem
of commerce, and Boadicea' (1735), a tragedy,
are among his works.
Glümer, Claire von (glüm'er). A German
novelist and translator; born in Blankenburg-
am-Harz, Oct. 18, 1825. Her youth was spent
in France, but she has lived in Germany since
1848. She first attracted attention by the great
merit of her translations from English and
French authors,-Swift, Daudet, George Sand,
and others. A volume of "Sketches of the Pyr-
enees,' and studies in fiction,--Frau Domina)
and (Young Hearts) among them,- prove her
a capable writer and an attentive observer of
life.
Glum Eyjolfsson (glöm i''yolf'son). An Ice-
landic bard; born about 940; died about 1003.
His youth was spent in Norway. He is spe-
cially famed for the brave fight he waged in
the southwestern part of his native island, the
particulars of which he recounted in a poem or
saga, orally transmitted to posterity until it was
put in writing in the thirteenth century. Shortly
before his death he became a Christian. His
legend is variously known as the "Viga-Glums-
saga, the "Glumssaga,' etc.
Gnedich, Nicolai Ivanovich (gnā'dich). A
Russian poet; born in Pultowa, Feb. 2, 1784;
died in St. Petersburg, Feb. 15, 1833. He stud-
ied classical philology, and made himself the
most accomplished Russian scholar of his day.
A translation of Schiller's (Conspiracy of
Fiesco) was an early effort; but his master-
piece is the translation of the Iliad into Rus-
sian (1829), not unworthy of the original, at
which he worked for twenty years. A trans-
lation of Shakespeare's King Lear,' of Vol.
taire's (Tancrede,' and of notable modern Greek
poems, occupied his later years.
His own
poem, (The Fishers,' is much admired.
Gneist, Rudolph (nist). A German jurist,
politician, and historical writer; born in Berlin,
Aug. 13, 1816. He is a National Liberal, and
has been in the Prussian Parliament since 1858.
William I. made him instructor in political
science to Prince William (now William II. ).
Among his numerous works are: Nobility
and Knighthood in England (1853); (The
English Constitutional and Administrative Law
of the Present Day) (1857-63); (Self-Govern-
ment in England (1863); "History of the Eng.
lish Parliament) (1886); (The Imperial Law
against the Machinations of the Socialists.
Gobineau, Joseph Arthur, Comte de. A
French diplomatist, ethnologist, and romance-
writer; born at Bordeaux in 1816; died at Paris,


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(
October 1882. During a long diplomatic career
he held important positions at Athens, Copen-
hagen, and Rio Janeiro; was a member of the
embassy to Persia, 1855; Imperial Commis-
sary to the United, States 1861. During his
long stay in the East he studied Oriental
religions, and brought out his famous work
(Religions and Philosophies in Central Asia)
(1865), a vivid and unprejudiced treatise.
Among his other notable publications are :
(On the Inequality of Human Races) (1853–
55), which has been the point of departure
for a new ethnological school; Ilistory of
the Persians) (1869). In fiction he has pro-
duced : (Typhaine Abbey) (1867), a romance;
(Souvenirs of Travels) (1872), stories; 'Asiatic
Tales) (1876), a masterpiece of pure literature
and imaginative realization of character-trans-
lated into English as (Romances of the East);
(Amadis,' a poem in three books (unfinished),
published posthumously in 1887.
Göckingk, Leopold Friedrich Günther von
(gėk'ingk). ' A German poet; born in Grön-
ingen, Halberstadt, July 13, 1748; died at
Wartenburg, Silesia, Feb. 18, 1828. His prime
was passed in official employment, and in
1789 he was ennobled. He retired some years
later, and devoted himself seriously to litera-
ture. His principal works are: (Epigrams)
(1772), some of which are admirable; (Songs
of Two Lovers) (1777), greatly admired by his
contemporaries, who read between the lines
the story of the writer's life; three volumes
of Poems) (1779); (Charades and Riddles)
(1817); “Life and Literary Remains of Nicolai)
(1800).
Godefroy, Frédéric (god-frwä'). A French
lexicographer and historian of literature; born
in Paris, Feb. 13, 1826.
His life has been given
up to literary studies; the results of which,
the celebrated Comparative Lexicon of the
Language of Corneille and of the Seventeenth
Century in General, and (History of French
Literature from the Sixteenth Century to Our
Own Day,' have given him an international
reputation. His monumental effort, however, is
the voluminous Dictionary of the Old French
Language and of All its Dialects from the
Ninth to the Fifteenth Century. The 8th vol.
published 1895.
Godet, Philippe Ernest (go-dā'). A Swiss
poet and historian of literature; born in Neu-
châtel, April 23, 1850. He was bred to the
law, but abandoned it for journalism. He be-
came instructor in literature in the Academy
at Neuchâtel. As a poet he pleases, without
stirring any profound depths, in such volumes
as (A Handful of Rhymes, (First Poems, and
(Realities. In prose he wrote: (The Literary
History of French Switzerland, his greatest
work, which won the French Academy's Guérin
prize; (Studies and Talks); and a biography
of Pierre Viret.
Godfrey, Thomas. An American poet; born
in Philadelphia, Dec. 4, 1736; died near Wil-
mington, N. C. , Aug. 3, 1763. He wrote in 1759
(The Prince of Parthia, a tragedy, believed
to be the first dramatic work written in this
country. In 1763 he published (The Court of
Fancy: A Poem. His poems were collected
in 1767 by his friend Nathaniel Evans.
Godkin, Edwin Lawrence. An American
journalist and essayist; born in Moyne, Ireland,
Oct. 2, 1831. He graduated from Queen's Col.
lege, and came to this country in early man-
hood. Since 1865 he has been prominent in
journalism. In addition to a "History of Hun-
gary,' and editorial work on the New York
Nation and Evening Post, he has produced mis-
cellaneous essays, the most prominent of which
appear in (The Problems of Modern Democ-
racy) and Impressions and Comments. *
Gödsche, Hermann (gėd'sha). A German
journalist, critic, and romance-writer; born in
Trachenberg, Silesia, Feb. 12, 1815; died at
Warmbrunn, Nov. 8, 1878. At first in the
postal service, he began writing in 1849, over
the name of “Armin); and rose to eminence
in journalism. As a novelist, his "Nena Sahib,'
(Villafranca,' and (Biarritz,' written under the
pseudonym of “Sir John Retcliffe," are repre-
sentative of his talent.
Godwin, Parke. An American author; born
at Paterson, N. J. , Feb. 25, 1816. He began
the study of law, but abandoned it for literary
pursuits. From 1837 until recently, he was
connected with the New York Evening Post,
besides contributing frequently to Putnam's
Magazine. In addition to translations from
the German, and the well-known compilation,
(Handbook of Universal Biography) (1851),
he has published: (Constructive Democracy'
(1851); Vala: A Mythological Tale) (1851);
(Out of the Past! (1870), a volume of essays;
and in 1883 a biography of the poet Bryant.
Godwin, William. An English political phi-
losopher; born at Wisbeach, Cambridge, March
3, 1750; died in London, April 7, 1836. His
principal works are : (Political Justice) (1793),
one of the strongest political essays in the
language ; (Caleb Williams; or, Things as They
Are) (1794), a novel enforcing the principles
of the greater work; (St. Leon' (1799), a novel
of domestic life; several other novels; (The
Inquirer, a series of essays ( 1796 ); (An-
tonio,' a tragedy) (1801); "Life of Chaucer)
(1803); History of the Commonwealth) (1824);
(Thoughts on Man,' a series of essays (1834).
His wife, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-97), wrote
a memorable work on 'The Rights of Woman
(1792), and many others.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang (geºtä). One of
the world's greatest poets; born at Frankfort
on the Main, Aug. 28, 1749; died at Weimar,
March 22, 1832. Among his early works are
the tragedy Prometheus ) ( 1773); “Erwin and
Elmira) (1774), a comedy; "Sorrows of Young
Werther) (1774); (Clavigo,' a tragedy (1774);
(Stella) (1775), a drama suggested by Swiſt's
life. In 1976 he became privy counselor to the
reigning Duke of Weimar, and for some years
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leisure he devoted to composing, in prose, his
great tragedy Iphigenia,' which was recast in
verse in 1786; in writing the novel (Wilhelm
Meister); and in building up his greatest work,
(Faust. ' The succession of his works from
1789 forward was: “Tasso,' a drama (1789);
Metamorphosis of Plants) (1790); “The Grand
Cophta,' a dramatization of the affair of the
Diamond Necklace; (Wilhelm Meister's Ap.
prenticeship) (1796); (Hermann and Dorothea
(1796-97); "Elective Affinities) (1808); (Fiction
and Truth) (1811); (West-Eastern Divan)
(1814); Wilhelm Meister's Years of Travel
(1821); second part of Faust' (1831 : the
first part had appeared as A Fragment in
1790). *
Goeverneur, Jan Jacob Antonie (gö-ver-
nėr'). A Dutch poet; born in Iloevelaken,
Feb. 14, 1809; died at Groningen, March 19,
1889. His poems in serious vein appeared over
the pseudonym of Jan de Rijmer)); but they
are not so meritorious as his verses for child.
ren, which the little people of the Netherlands
now know by heart.
Gogol, Nikolai Vasiljevich (gö'gol). A
great Russian novelist and humorist; born
at Sorochintzy in the government of Poltava,
March 31, 1809; died at Moscow, March 4,
1852. His principal works are: “Evenings on
a Farm,' a collection of stories and sketches
of life in Little Russia (1831); a second series
of the same (1834), including the prose epic
(Taras Bulba,' (Old-World Proprietors,' and
How the Two Ivans Quarreled); then fol-
lowed stories of life in St. Petersburg, - Nev-
sky Prospect'; (Akakia Akakievich's New
Cloak. ) The five last mentioned have been
translated into English; as also (Dead Souls)
(1837), the author's masterpiece. *
Goiorani, Ciro (go-yôr-än'-e). An Italian
poet and prose-writer; born in Pescia, Jan. 21,
1834. He got into trouble with the authorities
when a student at college in consequence of
his political activities; and has been in the
same trouble more or less all his life, banish-
ment resulting on two or three occasions. The
volume of Poems of a Tuscan Exile) ade-
quately typifies his poetry. His prose has been
written mostly for political journals.
Goldoni, Carlo (gol-do'nē). An Italian
comedy-writer; born in Venice, Feb. 25, 1707;
died at Paris, Jan. 6, 1793. He was brought
up by the Jesuits, and began the study of law,
succeeding in his practice after some early
vicissitudes, but always manifesting his genius
for dramatic authorship. "The Good Father)
and The Singer) are among his early attempts;
but his enduring renown dates from the ap-
pearance of The Venetian Gondolier, (Beli-
sarius,' and (Rosamond, although as a writer
of pure comedy he is best represented by
works like (The Coffee House. *
Goldschmidt, Meïr Aaron (gölt'shmit). A
Danish novelist and publicist; born in Vording-
borg, Oct. 26, 1819; died at Copenhagen, Aug.
15, 1887. He entered journalism when quite
young, with recognized power till the govern-
ment censorship interfered with him. A Jew)
and Homeless) are among the novels to which
his international reputation is due. His later
years were spent in an exhaustive investigation
into the state of public education throughout
Europe. *
Goldsmid, Frederic John, Sir. An English
general and author; born at Milan, Aug. 19,
1818. He held several military staff appoint-
ments, both general and regimental. In 1874
he brought out a volume entitled (Telegraph
and Travel”; edited (Eastern Persia : An Ac-
count of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary
Commission (1876); and published (The Life
of Sir James Outram (1880).
Goldsmith, Oliver. An English-Irish poet,
novelist, dramatist, and miscellaneous prose-
writer ; born in Pallas, County Longford, Ire-
land, Nov. 10, 1728; died at London, April 4,
1774. His first literary ventures were 'Enquiry
into the Present State of Polite Learning in
Europe) and (The Citizen of the World. "
Next appeared (The Traveller); (The Deserted
Village); (The Vicar of Wakefield); (The
Good-Natured Man); and "She Stoops to
Conquer. His essays and his histories, his
biographies and his text-books, are numerous
and famed. *
Goll, Jaroslav (gol). A Czech poet and his-
torian; born in Chlumetz, July 11, 1846. His
(Poems, in one volume, include some very
popular (Songs of the Exiles. His historical
works, among them (The French Marriage :
France and England, 1624 and 1625,' are im-
portant and popular. He is professor of history
at the Czech University in Prague.
Gomberville, Marin Le Roy de (gôn-ber-vēl').
A French romancer and poet, and one of the
original members of the French Academy;
born in Paris (? ) in 1599 or 1600; died there,
June 14, 1674. At 14 he brought out a vol-
ume of poems, some of them above the current
level of popular verse. At 20 he plunged into
the writing of interminable and extravagant
romances, which won unmerited admiration.
(Polexandre) is the only one now valued,- to
this he wrote a sequel, and projected a sequel
to this sequel. A sonnet on the Blessed Sac-
rament attained celebrity; and his Discourse
on the Merits and Defects of History and the
Method of Writing it Well was extensively
quoted by contemporary authors. Ilis Latin
poems and his philosophical works are alike
preposterous.
Gomes, João Baptista (go'mes). A Portu-
guese dramatist; born in Oporto about 1775;
died there (? ), Dec. 20, 1803. He was a very
poor boy, and entered a mercantile house when
a young man; while thus employed, he wrote
in his early twenties a tragedy, (The New Cas-
tro, on the love of Dom Pedro for Inez de
Castro, which was staged in Lisbon about 1800
and was highly successful. It is rich in effect-
ive situations and stately periods, while its
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dialogue and action adhere to the standards
of an almost perfect taste.
Gomes de Amorim, Francisco (go'mes de
ä-mö-rēn'). A Portuguese poet and romance-
writer; born in Avelomar, Minho, Aug. 13,
1827, died at Lisbon (? ), Nov. 4, 1891 or 1892.
His childhood was one of dire poverty, and
when a lad he drifted to Brazil, where he lived
in privation for several years. He returned to
his native land in 1840, and in the revolution-
ary movements of the next few years employed
his poetic talent in the patriotic cause. He has
a European reputation as being in the first
rank of modern Portuguese poets. Morning
Songs) and (Ephemeros) are the most cele-
brated of his poems. He has also written plays
and romances; among the latter, Love of
Country) may be mentioned.
Gomes Leal, Antonio Duarte (gõ'mes
lā'äl). A Portuguese poet; born in Lisbon,
June 6, 1848. His poems made their appear-
ance when he was quite young, and all are
characterized by radical thought and decided
heterodoxy in matters of religion. One or two
of his more recent productions brought him
into conflict with the authorities, and he was
arrested and imprisoned. "Antichrist, (Rene-
gade,' and 'The Defense against England
have been most widely read.
Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich (gon-chä-
rov'). A Russian novelist; born in Simbirsk,
June 18, 1812; died at St. Petersburg, Sept. 27,
1891. Upon completing his university studies
at Moscow, he obtained a post under the gov-
ernment and was sent to Japan in its service.
He studied languages and translated numer-
ous masterpieces of literature into Russian, but
soon began the production of works of his
Own. These include Jean Podzabryn,' a tale
of life among the high functionaries of the
empire, and (Oblómof. *
Goncourt, Edmond and Jules de (gôn-kör').
French novelists and miscellaneous prose-
writers, brothers. Edmond was born in Nancy,
May 26, 1822; died at Paris, July 16, 1896.
Jules was born in Paris, Dec. 17, 1830; died
near Paris, June 20, 1870. From childhood their
personal intimacy was as close as their literary
union subsequently became. The detailed ac-
count of them presented elsewhere makes it
necessary to allude only to a work on (Art in
the Eighteenth Century, many of the pictures
in which are from the brush of Jules, who was
a finished artist. Both were scholars of no
mean attainments, and possessed equally the
facile and strenuous talent that made them
co-builders of a single renown. *
Gondinet, Edmond (gôn-de-na). A French
dramatist; born in Laurière, March 7, 1828 ;
died at Paris, Nov. 19, 1888. His early com-
edies, (Too Curious) and (The Victims of
Money,' were received with a favor which led
to his writing regularly for the stage ; and the
farce (Christiane) in 1871 approved him as one
of the first members of his profession. He
draws best from Parisian social life; 'Panazol,
Papa's Convictions,' and (The Ladies' Pro-
fessor) afford typical examples. His pieces
written in collaboration have yielded enormous
royalties, especially (The Happiest of the
Three.
Gondola, Giovanni (gon-doʻlä). See Gun-
dulic.
Gongora y Argote, Luis de (gon'go-rä ē är-
gö'tā). A Spanish poet; born in Cordova, June
II, 1561; died there, May 24, 1627. Intended
for the law, he gave himself to poetry instead.
He entered the Church in 1600, gaining in con-
sequence a petty clerical post at the court of
Philip 111. , from which he retired disheartened.
Now began that singular stream of verse to
which he owes his place in letters; the domi-
nant traits in which are studied artificiality,
extreme pedantry and obscurity, and violent
metaphors. Thus, he says of the beauty of a
young girl that it would inflame Norway
with its two suns (eyes? ), and whiten Ethiopia
with its hands. Gongorism, as this sort of
thing was termed, had a horde of imitators,
spread rapidly from Spain to France, and
spoiled the style of a whole generation in both
countries: “The Story of Polyphemus and Gala-
tea) and (The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe
are its choicest expositions by its originator.
Gonzaga, Thomaz Antonio (gon-zä'gä).
[Known also as «Dirceu. ”] A Portuguese
poet; born in Oporto in August 1744; died at
Mozambique 1807 or 1809. Graduating from
Coimbra, he emigrated to Brazil and became
a judge for some years. Here he conceived
a violent passion for one Doña Maria Seixas,
whose connection with the development of his
genius suggests the relation of Lesbia to Ca.
tullus, giving birth to his celebrated (Marilia. '
These love poems are the most exquisite lyr-
ics in Portuguese literature, flawless in metre
and immaculate in style. The marriage was
prevented by his banishment to Mozambique
on a seemingly trumped-up charge of treason,
and a fever there left him permanently insane.
Gonzalès, Emmanuel (gôn-sal-āz'). A French
novelist of Spanish origin; born in Saintes,
Oct. 25, 1815; died at Paris, Oct. 15, 1887. On
very little capital and no encouragement he
founded the Revue de France, and estab.
lished his fame as a writer of fiction in its
columns. Émile de Girardin engaged him for
the Presse, where he made the hit of a season.
"An Angel's Memoirs,' Buckingham's Seven
Kisses,' (The Russian Princess,' and (The
Gold Seekers,' are among the romances in
which he most happily shows his genius for
narration, vivid style, and fertility of expedient.
González del Valle, José 2. (gon tha’lāth
dėl va'lā). A Spanish author, born in Havana,
Cuba, in 1820; died in Madrid, Spain, October
1851. He was professor of natural philosophy
in the University of Havana until failing health
compelled him to relinquish this post. He was
appointed honorary se etary to the Queen.
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Adela,' and Love and Death) (1839); “Tropi-
cales,' a volume of poems (Havana, 1842);
"Europºan Journeys) (1843); (A Funeral
Wreath) (1844); "Historical Sketch of Philos-
ophy) (1848); and (Lectures on Meteorology
(1849).
Gonzalo de Berceo (gon-thäʻlo dā ber-thā'o).
A Spanish poet; born in Berceo about 1196;
died at the monastery of San Millan de la
Cogolla, about 1270; was parish priest of
Berceo, and one of the first rhymesters to
write in Castilian. He wrote in rhymed quat-
rains and we have more than 13,000 of his
verses on the lives of obscure Castilian Saints,
on the Mass, the Dolors of the Virgin Mary,
the Judgment Day, etc. His style is rude and
inelegant, but the poet writes out of a full
simple heart, and he tells a story well. He
arrays with wonderful effectiveness the stage
properties of the Last Judgment; and his con-
templation of Mary at the Cross strikes the
chord of human sympathy.
Goodale, Elaine - Mrs. Eastman. An
American poet ; born in Mt. Washington, Mass. ,
Oct. 9, 1863. She became a teacher in the
Hampton Institute in Virginia, and wrote edi-
torially for the Southern Workman (1883). In
1885 she visited the Great Sioux reservation,
reporting her views to New York and Boston
journals. She taught school at White River
Camp, Lower Brulé Agency, Dakota. Her
Journal of a Farmer's Daughter) was published
in 1881. Together with her sister Dora Read,
she produced : Apple Blossoms : Verses of
Two Children (1878); "In Berkshire with the
Wild Flowers) (1879); and (Verses from Sky
Farm (1880).