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divests it of the personal, and robes it in a universal symbolic significance: because he has built like a titan, you do not at first glance note that he has labored like a goldsmith, as someone has said. But in Sophocles the goldsmithry is plain to see. His character-painting is exquisite: pathetic often; just and beautiful almost always.
In the two first-named divisions, the narrative faculty just mentioned appears admirably, together with another and still greater gift, that of character-painting, and even a grasp of literary and social satire, which might not be anticipated from some of her other books.
The narrative is less brisk and animated; the character-painting less broadly humorous; the philanthropic element more strongly developed. To trace the influence of these three great works in succeeding writers would hold us too long.
A novelists he is not, after the old fashion, or after any fashion but his own; yet since he has finally made his public in his own way of story-telling or call it character-painting if you prefer, it must be conceded that he has chosen best for himself and his readers in choosing the form of fiction for what he has to say.
The chief of these are The Adventures of Hajji Baba , and Hajji Baba in England , Zohrab the Hostage , Ayesha , and The Mirza . All these works are full of brilliant description, character-painting, and delicate satire. Was ed. at Oxf. He wrote Lives of Gibbon , and Macaulay ; but his best work was his Life of St. Bernard . The Service of Man is written from a Positivist point of view.
It is not out of place to give a little idea of his power in character-painting, as it shows how suggestive his conversation and letters must have been to a mind like that of Mrs. Stowe: NATICK, July 14, 1839. I have had a real good time this week writing my oration.
In its range, in its directness, in its simple grace, in the ease with which it changes from lively dialogue to dramatic action, from simple pathos to passionate earnestness, in the subtle and delicate fancy which often suffuses its childlike words, in its playful humour, its bold character-painting, in the even and balanced power which passes without effort from the Valley of the Shadow of Death to the land "where the Shining Ones commonly walked because it was on the borders of heaven," in its sunny kindliness unbroken by one bitter word, the "Pilgrim's Progress" is among the noblest of English poems.
But sorrowfully sighing this old man, returning home, declared his misadventure with all the words and circumstances above showed. Whereat for the time was great laughing, and this poor man, for his losses, among his loving neighbours well considered in the end. Such character-painting simply came of the keen interest in life that was at the same time developing an energetic drama.
"Few works of the season will be read with greater pleasure than this; there is a great charm in the quiet, natural way in which the story is told." London Atlas. "The author's great forte is character-painting. This portraiture is accomplished with remarkable skill, the traits both individual and national being marked with great nicety without obtrusiveness." London Spectator.
Two or three persons in the comedy of the 'Drummer' give opportunity for good character-painting in the actor, and on a healthy stage, before an audience able to discriminate light touches of humour and to enjoy unstrained although well-marked expression of varieties of character, the 'Drummer' would not fail to be a welcome entertainment.
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