of this work (1554) marks the date at which such stories first
took shape as a distinct branch of the novel, to be known as
the 'picaroon' or 'picaresque'. From that time, for nearly
a century, the 'Novelas de Picaros' are a chief product of
Spanish writing. Chief among the progeny of 'Lazarillo' are
'Guzman de Alfarache' (1599), a sequel to 'L' itself by Luma
(1620), and 'The Life of Buscon' by Quevedo (1626). All these
were quickly translated into English. In England the effect
of the picaresque novel first appears in the 'Jack Wilton' of
Nash. In France the type passed through the hands of Scarron
and Le Sage, whose 'Diable Boiteau' and 'Gil Blas' were
destined to eclipse the fame of the Spanish originals. From
the examples of France this species broke out in England with
the 'Moll Flanders' and 'Colonel Jack' of Defoe, the 'Joseph
Andrews' of Fielding, the 'Roderick Random' and 'Peregrine
Pickle' of Smollett. In the nineteenth century it finds its
congeners in the 'Three Musketeers' of Dumas and in the works
of several minor English novelists. 'Mr. Jingle does not
essentially differ from this type'.
=LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE.= _See_ =Fontenelle=.
=LE FREINE.= _See_ =Lai Le Freine=.
=LEIBNITZ, VON, GOTTFRIED WILHELM=, _Baron._ _b._ 1646, _d._ 1716.
=German philosopher and mathematician.=
A COLLECTION OF PAPERS WHICH PASSED BETWEEN ... LEIBNITZ AND DR.
CLARKE ... RELATING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND
RELIGION, 1717.
A SYSTEM OF THEOLOGY (1686).... _Tr._ with an introduction and notes
by C. W. Russell.
'We may trace the thoughts of Pope's "Essay on Man" back
through Bolingbroke's prose to the philosophic writings of
Leibnitz'.
Hallam says, 'No one can read without perceiving that of all
the early geologists Leibnitz came nearest to the theories
which are most received in the English school of this day'.
=LEOPARDI, GIACOMO.= _b._ 1798, _d._ 1837. =Italian poet and
essayist.=
ESSAYS AND DIALOGUES.... _Tr._ by C. Edwardes, 1882.
POEMS. _Tr._ by Townsend, 1888.
=LERMONTOV= (_or_ =LERMONTOFF=), =MIKHAIL YUREVITCH.= _b._ 1814, _d._
1841. =Russian poet.=
THE CIRCASSIAN BOY. _Tr._ [into English verse] by S. S. Comart, 1875.
THE DEMON, a poem. _Tr._ by A. C. Stephen, 1875.
A HERO OF OUR TIME. (1839.) _Tr._ 1854.
=LE SAGE, ALAIN RENÉ.= _b._ 1668, _d._ 1747. =French romancer and
essayist.=
THE BATCHELOR OF SALAMANCA (1736-8). _Tr._ by Mr. Lockman, 1737.
THE DEVIL UPON TWO STICKS (Asmodeus). _Tr._ 1708.
HISTORY OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE (1715-35). _Tr._ 1732-7.
Defoe, Fielding and Smollett were all influenced by Le Sage,
whom they imitated.
=LESSING, GOTTHOLD E.= _b._ 1729, _d._ 1781. =German writer.=
Regarded as the father of the new era of German Literature.
THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF G. E. LESSING. _Tr._ ... Edited by E. Bell,
1878.
FABLES FROM THE GERMAN. _Tr._ by J. Richardson, 1773.
EMILIA GALOTTÉ.... _Tr._ by B. Thompson, 1801.
[1] LAOCOON; AN ESSAY, OR THE LIMITS OF POETRY AND PAINTING. _Tr._ by
Wm. Ross, 1836.
NATHAN THE WISE; a Dramatic Poem, 1779. _Tr._ by Wm. Taylor, 1791.
SCHOOL OF HONOUR. _Tr._ 1799.
THREE COMEDIES. _Tr._ by J. J. Holroyd, 1838.
[1] 'Despite its errors and shortcomings, this famous treatise
on the "Boundaries of Poetry and Painting", a work of criticism
in the philosophy of the beautiful, has perhaps influenced
more minds than any other work on æsthetics except those of
Aristotle and Longinus'. To countless others besides Macaulay
it has been their first illumination of the everlasting
principles of beauty.
=LEWIS OF GRENADA, F.= =Spanish writer.=
OF PRAYER AND MEDITATION. _Tr._ by [Richard Hopkins] 1582.
THE SINNER'S GUYDE. Digested into English by Francis Meres, 1598.
GRANADA'S DEVOTIONS. Englished by F. Meres, 1598.
A MOST FRAGRANT FLOWER; or, devoute Exposition of the Lord's Prayer.
_Tr._ by J. G., 1598.
A MEMORIAL OF A CHRISTIAN LIFE. _Tr._ [by Richard Hopkins], 1599.
A SPIRITUAL DOCTRINE CONTAINING A RULE OF LIVE WEL, WITH DIVERS
PRAIERS AND MEDITATIONS. _Tr._ [by Rich. Gibbons] 1599.
=LIBANIUS SOPHISTA.= _b._ 314, _d._ 400. _See_ =Julian=.
=LIE, JONAS L.= _b._ 1833. =Norwegian poet and novelist.=
BARQUE FUTURE. _Tr._ 1876.
COMMODORE'S DAUGHTER. _Tr._ 1892.
LITTLE GREY, THE PONY OF NORDFJORD. _Tr._ Arbuthnott, 1873.
NIOBE. _Tr._ 1890.
NORSE LOVE STORY. _Tr._ 1876.
PILOT AND HIS WIFE. (1874.) _Tr._ 1876.
VISIONARY, THE. _Tr._ J. Muir, 1894.
WEIRD TALES FROM THE NORTHERN SEAS. _Tr._ 1893.
=LINNÆUS=, (_or_ =LINNÉ=) =CARL=. _b._ 1707, _d._ 1778. =Swedish
botanist.=
ANIMAL KINGDOM. _Translated_, with Additions, by R. Kerr, 1792.
DISSERTATION ON THE SEXES OF PLANTS. _Tr._ by Sir J. E. Smith, 1786.
FUNDAMENTA ENTOMOLOGIÆ; OR AN INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF
INSECTS. _Tr._ by Wm. Curtis, 1772.
GENERIC AND SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH PLANTS. TO WHICH ARE
PREFIXED AN ENTOMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY, AND A GLOSSARY. _Tr._ by J.
Jenkinson, 1775.
INSTITUTES OF BOTANY, containing descriptions of all the known genera
of plants. _Tr._ by C. Milne, 1770.
MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS RELATING TO NATURAL HISTORY, HUSBANDRY AND
PHYSICK. _Tr._ from the Latin by B. Stillingfleet, 1759.
PRINCIPIA BOTANICA: OR A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO THE SEXUAL BOTANY OF
LINNÆUS. _Tr._ 1787.
REFLECTIONS ON THE STUDY OF NATURE. _Tr._ [by J. E. Smith] 1785.
=LISLE, C. J. ROUGET DE.= _b._ 1760, _d._ 1836. =French poet.=
MARSEILLAISE. (1792.) _Tr._ 1793.
=LIVY= (=TITUS LIVIUS=). _b._ 59 B.C., _d._ 17 A.D. =Roman historian.=
THE HISTORIE OF ... ANNIBALL AND SCIPIO. _Tr._ out of T. Livius and
other authoures, 1544.
THE ORATOR: HANDLING A HUNDRED SEVERALL DISCOURSES, ETC. Some of the
Arguments being drawne from T. Livius and other ancient writers, 1596.
THE ROMANE HISTORIE. Also the Breviaries of L. Florus, with a
chronologie of the whole Historie, and the Topographie of Rome in the
Old Time. _Tr._ by P. Holland, 1600.
=LONGUS.= 5th century. =Greek sophist.=
DAPHNIS AND CHLOE. _Tr._ by Angel Day [1587].
'This pastoral romance played no small part in the conception
of the French sentimental romances of the seventeenth century,
beginning with D'Urfé and carried on by Scudéry and La
Calprenède. This work contains the new element of pastoral
setting and description, and some novelty of simple sentiment'.
_Tr. by Day from Amyot's tr._
=LOTI, PIERRE. Louis Marie Viaud.= _b._ 1850.
MADAME CHRYSANTHÈME. _Tr._ L. Ensor, [1888].
RARAHU; or, THE MARRIAGE OF LOTI. _Tr._ C. Bell, 1890.
MY BROTHER YRÈS. _Tr._ M. P. Fletcher, 1887.
AN ICELAND FISHERMAN. _Tr._ 1888.
CHILD ROMANCE. _Tr._ C. Bell, 1891.
PHANTOM FROM THE EAST. _Tr._ J. E. Gordon, 1892.
BOOK OF PITY AND DEATH. _Tr._ T. P. O'Connor, 1892.
ROMANCE OF A SPAHI. _Tr._ M. L. Watkins, 1890.
=LUCAN.= _b._ 39, _d._ 65. =Roman epic poet.=
LUCAN'S FIRST BOOK OF THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN POMPEY AND CÆSAR.
_Translated_ line for line by Chas. Marlowe, 1600.
PHARSALIA. Containing the Civill Warres between Cæsar and Pompey.
=Tr.= into English verse by Sir Arthur Gorges, Kt.... 1614.
Lucan and 'Stace' (Statius) formed the chief Latin reading of
Chaucer's time. Addison's 'Campaign', and Drayton's 'Barons'
War' are also clearly influenced by Lucan.
=LUCIAN.= _b._ 125, _d._ 180. =Greek author.=
CERTAIN SELECT DIALOGUES OF LUCIAN, TOGETHER WITH HIS TRUE HISTORIE.
_Translated_ by F. Hicks. Also a Life of Lucian gathered out of his
own writings. By F. H[ickes], 1634.
NECROMANTIA: a Dialog of the Poet Lucyan for the Tantsaye Faymyd for
a mery Pastyme. _Tr._ [1537].
PLEASANT DIALOGUES AND DRAMMA'S SELECTED OUT OF LUCIAN, ERASMUS, ETC.
_Tr._ by Thos. Heywood, 1637.
THE WORKS OF LUCIAN. _Tr._ by Ferrand Spence, 1684.
Influenced Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', 'Tale of a Tub' and
'The Battle of the Books' and the works of Sterne. Sterne is
sometimes known as the 'English Lucian'.
=LUCILIUS, GAIUS.= _b._ 148 B.C., _d._ 100 B.C. =Roman satiric poet.=
THE FRAGMENTS OF LUCILIUS literally translated into English Prose ...
by L. Evans, 1848.
=LUCRETIUS= (=TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS=). _b._ 95, _d._ 52 B.C. =Latin
poet.=
AN ESSAY ON THE FIRST BOOK OF T. LUCRETIUS CARUS, with a metrical
Version and Notes, by John Evelyn, Esqre., 1656.
LUCRETIUS DE RERUM NATURA, with a free prose English version, 1743.
TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS. _Tr._ into English verse by Thomas Creech,
1683.
Influence of Lucretius seen in Pope's 'Essay on Man'. Formed
favourite reading of Shelley, Wordsworth and Tennyson.
Dyer's 'Fleece' and Akenside's 'Pleasures of the Imagination'
are the outcome of the study of Lucretius and the 'Georgics' of
Virgil.
=LUTHER, MARTIN.= _b._ 1483, _d._ 1546. =Leader of the Reformation in
Germany.=
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER, now first _tr._ from the original by
Rev. J. P. Lawson, 1836.
A BOKE MADE BY A CERTAYNE GREAT CLERKE AGAYNST THE NEW IDOLE AND OLDE
DEVYLL, WHICH OF LATE TYME IN MISNIA SHOULD HAVE BEN CANONISED FOR A
SAYNT, 1534.
COLLOQUIA MENSALIA (TABLE TALK), OR DIVINE DISCOURSES AT HIS TABLE,
ETC., collected first together by Dr. A. Lauterbach.... _Tr._ out of
High German ... by Captn. Henrie Bell, 1652.
A FRUITEFULL AND GODLY EXPOSITION AND DECLARACION OF THE KYNGDOM OF
CHRIST. _Tr._ by [W. Lynne], 1548.
M. LUTHER'S EXPOSITION OF THE 23RD PSALM. _Tr._ by Miles Coverdale,
1537.
ON THE CHIEFE ARTICLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAYTHE, ETC. _Tr._ 1548.
THIRTIE-FOUR SPECIAL AND CHOSEN SERMONS, ETC., Englisshed by W. Gace,
1581.
A TREATISE TOUCHING THE LIBERTIE OF A CHRISTIAN. _Tr._ by J. Bell,
1579.
'As a translator of the Bible into the Upper-Saxon dialect, and
as having thus fixed the modern German language, he is of the
greatest importance to Germany itself. To us his value is that
of a thinker or moral force'.
=LYSIAS.= 4th century B.C. =Greek orator.=
ORATIONS OF LYSIAN AND ISOCRATES, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR LIVES,
AND A DISCOURSE ON THE HISTORY, MANNERS, AND CHARACTERS OF THE
GREEKS. _Tr._ John Gillies, 1778.
=MABINOGION.=
GUEST, LADY CHARLOTTE. _Ed._ and _Tr._, Mabinogion, fr. Llyfr Coch o
Hergest and other MSS. 3 v. 1838-49.
=MACHIAVELLI, NICCOLO DI BERNARDO DEI.= _b._ 1469, _d._ 1527.
=Italian statesman, diplomatist and writer.=
THE ARTE OF WARRE, set forth in English by Peter Whitehorne, with an
addicion of other like Marcialle Feates and Experiments, 1560.
A DISCOURSE UPON THE MEANES OF WEL GOVERNING AND MAINTAINING IN GOOD
PEACE, A KINGDOME OR OTHER PRINCIPALITIE ... AGAINST N. MACHIAVELLL
[By I. Gentillet]. _Tr._ by S. Patericke, 1602.
THE FLORENTINE HISTORIE. _Tr._ by T(homas) B(edingfield), 1594.
NICOLAS MACHIAVELL'S PRINCE. Also, THE LIFE OF CASTRUCCIO OF LUCCA.
AND THE MEANES DUKE VALENTINE US'D TO PUT TO DEATH V. VITELLOZZO,
ETC. _Tr._ by E(dward) D(acres), 1640.
WORKS. _Tr._ by Henry Nevile, 1675.
Of the works of M., 'The Prince' was the most widely read.
=MAETERLINCK, MAURICE.= _b._ 1864. =Belgian dramatist.=
ALLADINE AND PALOMIDES, INTERIOR, AND THE DEATH OF TINTAGILES. _Tr._
1899.
BURIED TEMPLE. _Tr._ by A. Sutro, 1902.
THE DOUBLE GARDEN. _Tr._ by A. Teixeira de Mattos, 1904.
JOYZELLE. _Tr._ by A. Teixeira de Mattos, 1906.
LIFE AND FLOWERS. _Tr._ by A. Teixeira de Mattos, 1907.
LIFE OF THE BEE. _Tr._ by A. Sutro, 1901.
MAURICE AGLAVAINE AND SELYSETTE. A Drama. _Tr._ by A. Sutro, 1897.
MONNA VANNA. _Tr._ by A. Sutro, 1904.
MY DOG. _Tr._ by A. Teixeira de Mattos, 1906.
OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS, AND OTHER OPEN-AIR ESSAYS. _Tr._ by A.
Teixeira de Mattos, 1906.
PELLEAS AND MELISANDA. _Tr._ by Erving Winslow, 1893.
PRINCESS MALEINE (1890) AND THE INTRUDER. _Tr._ by G. Harry, 1892.
RUYSBROECK AND THE MYSTICS, WITH SELECTIONS. _Tr._ 1894.
SIGHTLESS, THE. _Tr._ with Pelleas and Melisanda [_tr._ 1893]. 1895.
SISTER BEATRICE, AND ARDIANE AND BARBE BLEUE. _Tr._ by B. Miall, 1901.
TREASURE OF THE HUMBLE. _Tr._ by A. Sutro, 1897.
WISDOM AND DESTINY. _Tr._ by A. Sutro, 1898.
'On the appearance of "The Princess Maleine" in 1890, the
author, hitherto known only to a small circle of amateurs,
at once sprang into fame on the continent.... As a brooding
poet, a mystic, and a contemplative spectator of the comedy of
death, whose work is couched, almost by a sort of accident,
in dramatic form, Maeterlinck will probably find a place in
literature'.
=MAFFEI, FRANCISCO SCIPIONE.= _b._ 1675, _d._ 1755. =Italian scholar
and author.=
[1] COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT AMPHITHEATRES ... AND IN
PARTICULAR THAT OF VERONA. 'Verona Illustra'. _Tr._ by A. Gordon,
1730.
MEROPE: a tragedy (1713). _Tr._ by Mr. Ayre, 1740.
[1] His principal work. Noted for its profound research, sound
criticism and elegant style.
=MAHABHARATA AND RÁMÁYANA. The two great epic poems of ancient
India.= Many episodes as the Bhagavad-Gítá have been separately
edited and translated.
MAHABHARATA. The Story of Dooshivanta and Sakoontala, extracted
from the Mahabharata (1. 2801-3121), a poem.... _Tr._ by C.
Wilkins. Postscript containing part of the institutes of Manoo on
transmigration and final beatitude. _Tr._ by Sir W. Jones, 1793.
MAHABHARATA. A complete English prose translation by Hindus, of
which up to 1890 fifty parts had appeared and were published and
distributed, chiefly gratis, at Calcutta, under the auspices of
Pratápachandra Roy, 1883 (in progress).
THE RÁMÁYANA OF VALMEEKI, in the original Sanskrit; with an English
prose translation and explanatory notes by W. Carey and J. Marshman,
1806, 8, 10.
[This work was intended to form nine volumes, but only three
appeared.]
THE BHAGVAT-GEETA, or Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon, in eighteen
lectures, with notes translated from the original, in the Sanskreet,
or ancient language of the Brahmans. By Chas. Wilkins, 1785.
Mahabharata, the name of the great epic poem of the Hindoos, so
called because it treats of the war waged among the descendants
of Bharata. It is said to contain 200,000 lines, or 100,000
double verses, the compilation of many writers, living in
different ages.
=MAIMONIDES= (=RABBI BEN MAIMON=). _b._ 1135, _d._ 1204. =Jewish
rabbi and philosopher.=
GUIDE TO THE PERPLEXED (Moreh Nevochim). _Tr._ by Dr. M. Friedländer,
3 v., 1885.
MAIN PRINCIPLES OF THE CREED AND ETHICS OF THE JEWS, EXHIBITED IN
SELECTIONS FROM THE YAD HACKAZAKAH, WITH A LITERAL TRANSLATION,
GLOSSARY, AND NOTES. 1832.
THE REASONS OF THE LAWS OF MOSES FROM THE MOREH NEVOCHIM (DOCTOR
PERPLEXORUM) OF MAIMONIDES, with notes, etc., and a Life of the
author by James Townley, 1827.
=MALEBRANCHE, NICHOLAS.= _b._ 1638, _d._ 1715. =French philosopher.=
TREATISE ON MORALITY. (1684.) _Tr._ 1699.
SEARCH AFTER TRUTH. _Tr._ R. Sault. 2 v. 1692-94.
TREATISE OF NATURE AND GRACE. To which is added the Author's Idea of
Providence.... _Tr._ 1695.
CHRISTIAN CONFERENCES.... _Tr._ 1695.
=MANTUANUSO.= _See_ =Spagnuoli=, =Baptista=. =Mantuanus.=
=MANUEL, JUAN.= _d._ 1350. =Spanish author.=
COUNT LUCANOV: FIFTY PLEASANT STORIES. _Tr._ James York. [1868].
=MANZONI, ALESSANDRO.= _b._ 1785, _d._ 1873. =Italian novelist and
poet.=
THE BETROTHED LOVERS. I Promessi Sposi (1825-7). _Tr._ [by C. Swan],
1828.
=MANUEL, DON JUAN.= _d._ 1350. =Spanish prince and author.=
THE COUNT LUCANOR. First done into English ... by James York [1868].
Shakespeare derived his 'Taming of the Shrew' indirectly
through M.
=MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS.= _b._ 121, _d._ 180. =Roman emperor and
philosopher.=
THE GOLDEN BOKE OF. _Translated_ out of the French. By John Bouchier,
Knight, Lord Berners. [1534.]
MEDITATIONS. With notes. _Tr._ by M. Casaubon, 1634.
=MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE.= _b._ 1492, _d._ 1549.
A GODLY MEDYTACION OF THE CHRISTEN SOWLE, CONCERNING A LOVE TOWARDES
GOD AND HYS CHRYSTE, Etc. _Tr._ by the Lady Elizabeth, 1548.
HEPTAMERON (1558). _Tr._ by R. Codrington, 1654. 1st _Tr._ 1597.
A series of stories and novelettes in the style of the
'Decameron', largely erotic.
=MARINI, GIAMBATTISTA.= _b._ 1569, _d._ 1625. =Italian poet.=
A POEM ON THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS. _Tr._ by T. R., 1675.
ECHO. [A sonnet. _Tr._ by T. Stanley], 1651.
Famous for his fantastic style known as 'Marinism'.
Marini's affected figures of speech, far-fetched comparisons,
and tricks of verbiage, as illustrated particularly in his
romantic 'Adone', characterized a generation of writers.
=MARIVAUX, PIERRE CARLOT DE CHAMBLAIN DE.= _b._ 1688, _d._ 1763.
=French novelist and dramatic writer.=
THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE. _Tr._ 1766.
PHARSAMOND: or, THE NEW KNIGHT ERRANT. In which is introduced
the story of the Fair Anchoret, with that of Tarminia and her
unfortunate daughter. _Tr._ by Mr. Lockman, 2 v., 1750.
[1] THE VIRTUOUS ORPHAN, or THE LIFE OF MARIANNE COUNTESSE OF ...
_Tr._ 4 v., 1784.
[1] Among the first novels which delineated real life and
manners.
M. appears to have distinctly influenced Richardson, whose
'Pamela' bears a strange similarity to 'Marianne'.
=MARMONTEL, JEAN FRANÇOIS.= _b._ 1723, _d._ 1799. =French dramatist
and critic.=
MORAL TALES. _Tr._ C. Dennis and R. Lloyd. 3 v. 1764.
NEW MORAL TALES. _Tr._ 1792.
THE INCAS, OR THE DESTRUCTION OF PERU. _Tr._ 1777.
BELISARIUS. _Tr._ 1767.
SELECT MORAL TALES. _Tr._ [R. Roberts] 1763.
TALES OF AN EVENING. 4 v. _Tr._ 1792-94.
MEMOIRS, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF: containing his literary and political
life, and anecdotes of the principal characters of the eighteenth
century. _Tr._ 1805. 4 v.
=MAROT, CLEMENT.= _b._ 1495, _d._ 1544. =French poet.=
Some translations from Clement Marot will be found in 'Ronsard
and La Pléiade'. By G. Wyndham, 1906.
Had a great influence upon the lyrics of Wyatt and Spenser. The
latter copied Marot in his pastoral poems, or eclogues.
The 'Style Marotique' was imitated by La Fontaine and other
French writers.
=MARTIAL= (=MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS=). _b._ 43, _d._ 104. =Latin
epigrammatic poet.=
FLOWERS OF EPIGRAMS, FROM MARTIAL AND OTHERS. _Tr._ by T. Kendall,
1577.
SALES EPIGRAMMATUM. Being the choycest disticks of Martials Fourteen
books of epigrams. _Tr._ 1644.
SELECT EPIGRAMS OF MARTIAL. _Tr._ by Tho. May, 1629.
'The modern conception of epigram is entirely taken from the
Latin form. Martial is the one model'. 'It is Martial who
has determined the form and matter of the epigram for modern
Europe'.
Jonson imitated Martial in his epigrams.
=MASSILON, JEAN B.= _b._ 1663, _d._ 1742. =French preacher.=
SERMONS. _Tr._ W. Dickson, 1798.
SERMONS ON THE DUTIES OF THE GREAT. _Tr._ Wm. Dodd, 1769.
THE CHARGES OF MASSILON: I, ON THE ART OF PREACHING. II, ON THE
COMPOSITION OF A SERMON. _Tr._ T. St. John (the Rev. S. Clapham),
1805.
AN EPISCOPAL CHARGE.... _Tr._ 1784.
=MAUPASSANT, GUY DE.= _b._ 1850, _d._ 1893. =French poet.=
AFLOAT. _Tr._ by L. Ensor, 1889.
A LADIES' MAN (1887). _Tr._ 1888.
MADAME TELLIER'S GIRLS.... THE INHERITANCE.... BUTTER-BALL. _Tr._ E.
Ellis, 1897.
MISS HARRIET. _Tr._ 1885.
THE ODD NUMBER. THIRTEEN TALES. _Tr._ J. Sturges, 1891.
ON THE RIVER. _Tr._ by J. Sturges, 1890.
PIERRE AND JEAN (1888). _Tr._ by C. Bell, 1890.
A WOMAN'S LIFE. _Tr._ 1885.
=MAZZINI, GIUSEPPE.= _b._ 1805, _d._ 1872. =Italian patriot and
writer.=
THE DUTIES OF MAN (1858). _Tr._ 1862.
LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOSEPH MAZZINI. 6 v. _Tr._ 1864-70.
THE ITALIAN QUESTION AND THE REPUBLICANS. _Tr._ 1861.
=MEINHOLD, JOHANN WILHELM.= _b._ 1797, _d._ 1851. =German writer and
divine.=
[1] THE AMBER WITCH. _Tr._ by Lady Duff Gordon, 1844.
SIDONIA THE SORCERESS. _Tr._ 1861.
[1] Made a great sensation, and was regarded for some time as a
true narrative. The English translation was characterized by a
writer in the _Quarterly Review_ as a tale worthy of Defoe.
=MELUSINE= (=JEAN D'ARRAS=).
PROSE ROMANCE. _Ed._ A. K. Donald. E.E.T.S. Ex. Ser. lxviii. _See
also_ =Parthenon=, p. 111.
=MENANDER.= _b._ 341 B.C. =Greek dramatic poet.=
FRAGMENTS. Translations of some of the Fragments of Menander by Jos.
Warton will be found in the Adventurer, No. 105. Also in Fawkes's
Poems, 1761, and Colman's version of Terence.
=MENDOZA, DIAGO DE.= _See_ =Lazarillo de Tormes=.
=MERIMÉE, PROSPER.= _b._ 1803, _d._ 1870. =French novelist and
historian.=
CARMEN, (1845). _Tr._ 1845.
COLOMBA: a Corsican story ... (1840). _Tr._ by A. R. Scoble, 1853.
DEMETRIUS THE IMPOSTOR: an Episode in Russian History. _Tr._ by A. R.
Scoble, 1853.
=MERLIN=; or, =The Early History of King Arthur=. _C._ 1450-60. Ed.
H. B. Wheatley. E.E.T.S. 1860-69.
'An early chapter in the mythical history of Arthurian Britain.
_Tr._ from a French romance (13th century) that was based on
a poem by Robert de Borron. Covers in more prolix fashion the
first five books of Malory'.
=METASTASIO, PIETRO TRAPASSI.= _b._ 1698, _d._ 1782. =Italian poet.=
ADRIANO IN SIRIA; drama, etc. [Altered from M.; Italian and English].
1735.
ARTAXERXES; an opera. [Altered from M.]. _Tr._ 1734.
DEATH OF ABEL. An Oratorio ... _Tr._ 1768.
THE DESERT ISLAND; a dramatic poem. _Tr._ by A. Murphy, 1760.
DIDONE. _Tr._ 1754.
DRAMAS, AND OTHER POEMS. _Tr._ by John Hoole, 1800.
ENDIMIONE; Serenata. _Tr._ 1758.
THE PATRIOT; a tragedy. _Tr._ by Chas. Hamilton, 1784.
WORKS. _Tr._ by J. Hoole, 1767.
=MICHELET, JULES.= _b._ 1798, _d._ 1874. =French historian.=
ROMAN HISTORY: THE REPUBLIC (1831). _Tr._ 1847.
HISTORY OF FRANCE (1833). 4 v. _Tr._ D. K. Kelly, 1844-46.
HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. 7 v. (1847-53.) _Tr._ by C. Cocks.
1847.
THE MARTYRS OF RUSSIA. _Tr._ 1851.
FRANCE BEFORE EUROPE. _Tr._ 1871.
LIFE OF LUTHER. _Tr._ W. Hazlitt, 1846.
PRIESTS, WOMEN AND FAMILIES. _Tr._ C. Cocks, 1845.
=MICKIEWICZ, ADAM.= _b._ 1798, _d._ 1855. =Polish poet.=
CONRAD WALLENROD: an historical poem. _Tr._ by J. Jablonski, 1841.
MASTER THADDEUS (PAN TADEUSZ); or, THE LAST FORAY IN LUTHANIA ... an
historical epic poem. _Tr._ by N. A. Biggs, with a preface by W. R.
Morfill, 1885.
=MIRACLE PLAYS.= _See under_ Name of plays as Coventry, Digby, etc.
=MOHAMMED.= _b._ 570, _d._ 632.
THE KORAN OF MOHAMMED. Translated. With explanatory notes and a
preliminary discourse by George Sale, 1734.
THE ALCORAN OF MOHOMET, translated out of Aribique into French by
Lieut. Du Ryer ... and newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all
that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (A needful Caveat, or
Admonition for them who desire to know what use may be made of, or if
there be danger in reading the Alcoran, by A. Ross, 1642.)
=MOLIÈRE, JEAN B. P.= _b._ 1622, _d._ 1673. =French dramatist.=
THE METAMORPHOSES; or, THE OLD LOVER OUTWITTED; a farce, (1669).
_Tr._ by John Cory, 1704.
THE MISER: a comedy [in five acts and in prose]. (1667.) _Tr._ by T.
Shadwell, 1672.
MONSIEUR DE POURCEAUGNAC; or, SQUIRE TRELOOBY. _Tr._ by J. Ozell,
1704.
QUACKS; or, LOVE THE PHYSICIAN (1665). _Tr._ by Mr. Swinny, 1705.
TARTUFFE; or THE FRENCH PURITAN; a comedy (1667). _Tr._ by M.
Medburne, 1670.
WORKS; The first collected works were translated by J. Ozell, 6 v.
1714.
The writings of Molière were greatly influenced by the dramas
of Plautus. His 'L'Avare' is from the 'Aulularia', and his
'Amphitryon' from 'Amphitruo'.
Molière was also influenced by the writings of Terence, and
his 'Ecole des Maris' is from the 'Adelphi', and his 'Les
Fourberies de Scapin' from the 'Phormio' of Terence.
The plays of M. were imitated by Wycherley and Farquhar and the
post-Restoration dramatists. Meredith in his 'Essay on Comedy'
admits his profound and salutary influence on English fiction.
Molière was copied, adapted, translated by English writers, and
that not merely for reading, but for acting purposes. Dryden
translated 'L'Etourdi' as 'Sir Martin Mar-All'; Vanburgh turned
'Le Dépit Amoureux' into 'The Mistake'; Wycherley offered 'The
Plain Dealer' as a version of 'Le Misanthrope'; Fielding's
'Mock-Doctor' is 'Le Médecin Malgré Lui', his 'Miser' is
Molière's 'L'Avare'; Colley Cibber converted 'Tartuffe' into
'The Non-Juror'.
=MONTAIGNE, MICHAEL E. DE.= _b._ 1533, _d._ 1589. =French philosopher
and essayist.=
THE ESSAYS, (ESSAIS) or, MORALL, POLITIKE AND MILLITARIE DISCOURSES
OF LO: M. DE MONTAIGNE ... now done into English by J. Florio, 1603.
The first model of the essay. To Elizabethan England the
'Essays' of M. were well-known either directly or through
the translation of Florio. The 'Essays' of Bacon are clearly
indebted to his example. How far his influence has extended is
incalculable.
=MONTALBAN, PEREZ DE.=
THE SPANISH BAWDE. _Tr._ 1631. [Attached to Aleman's 'Spanish Rogue'].
AURORA AND THE PRINCE [novela of 'Successosy Prodigios de Amor']. By
Don J. Perez de M. _Tr._ T[homas] S[tanley], 1647.
THE ILLUSTRIOUS SHEPHERDESS. _Tr._ 1656.
=MONTALEMBERT, CHARLES FORBES DE.= _b._ 1810, _d._ 1870. =French
historian and political writer.=
THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND, BEING A SEQUEL TO THE MONKS OF THE WEST. 3
v. _Tr._ 1867.
THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF ENGLAND. (1855). _Tr._ H. Barrow, 1856.
THE MONKS OF THE WEST. (1860). 7 v. _Tr._ 1861-79.
=MONTEMAYOR, GEORGE.= _b._ 1520. =Portuguese poet and novelist.=
DIANA. [With a second part of A. Perez and also a continuation:
entitled, Enamoured Diana, by G. G. Polo.] _Tr._ by B. Yong, 1598.
Spenser's 'Shepherd's Calendar' and Sidney's 'Arcadia' are both
influenced by M.