A pamphlet of 30 pages, by MARY SHELDON BARNES. Retail price, 10
cents. Also bound with the _Teacher's Manual_.
_English Etymology._
A select glossary, serving as an introduction to the history of
the English Language. By FRIEDRICH KLUGE, Professor at the
University of Freiburg, Germany, and author of _Etymologisches
Worterbuch der deutschen Sprache_, and FREDERICK LUTZ, Professor
at Albion College, Mich. Cloth. 242 pages. Introduction price,
60 cents.
The purpose of this work is to serve as an introduction to the study of
the historical development of the English language. The scope of the
book is sufficient to give the student an insight into the main
linguistic phenomena. While the method of discussion is concise, care
has been taken to include all words the history of which bears on the
development of the language at large. The authors have, in the first
place, traced back to the older periods loanwords of Scandinavian,
French and Latin origin, and such genuine English words as may afford
matter for investigation. In this way there has been provided a "basis
for every historical grammar of English."
_A History of English Critical Terms._
By J. W. BRAY. Cloth. 352 pages. Retail price, $1.00.
In literary criticism, and in the discussion of art, there are more than
a hundred important terms whose history determines their present use and
meaning. There are also several hundred others terms occasionally used
in explaining the larger terms or their synonyms. All these terms are
here arranged in alphabetical order. The history of the more important
terms is presented in full. Under each is given: (1) Its grouping (by
synonyms). (2) The historical limits of its use. (3) A brief statement
of its meanings. (4) An explanation of its changes of meaning. (5)
Representative quotations.
About one hundred and fifty critics are represented in the quotations,
the work thus covering the entire field of English criticism.
The vocabulary of criticism is preceded by an Introduction, which gives
a philosophical discussion of critical terms under three heads: (1) What
is a Critical term? (2) General Historical Movements and Tendencies in
Critical Terms. (3) Method of Dealing with the Separate Critical Terms.
The Outlook, _New York_: The book is not simply a collection of
information; it is both a contribution to the history of
criticism and a text-book for its study.