The Creighton Chronicle . a fluency of speech on things in general andon nothing in particular. Few are willing to give to the teaching of the classics thetime demanded for what is styled immediate preparation for theparticular period, the mapping out of the work for himself andhis class with an eye to the understanding of the author as faras it is in the power or ability of the class to grasp the meaningand message. All preparation worthy of the name keeps con-stantly in view not merely the purpose of the study or reading,but chiefly the particular class for which the study and plan-ning is b
The Creighton Chronicle . a fluency of speech on things in general andon nothing in particular. Few are willing to give to the teaching of the classics thetime demanded for what is styled immediate preparation for theparticular period, the mapping out of the work for himself andhis class with an eye to the understanding of the author as faras it is in the power or ability of the class to grasp the meaningand message. All preparation worthy of the name keeps con-stantly in view not merely the purpose of the study or reading,but chiefly the particular class for which the study and plan-ning is being done. Clear concept as to purpose is paramount,but knowledge and mastery of ways and means, and a definitemethod are almost as essential. Not that there may not andmust not be variety, but the shifting of methods, a bit of thistoday and a bit of that tomorrow, with no very clear notion ofwhat is to be done and how, is at the bottom of the failure to at-tain results. A NEW BOOK ONfHAMLET Thos. J. Livingstone, S. J. J. HE recent tercentenary of Shakespeare has had theeffect of awakening a new interest in the life andworks of the great dramatic poet, and of stimulatingthe production of many works dealing with thesesubjects. Probably the most important critical workthat this revival has given birth to, is the volumeon Hamlet by the Reverend Simon A. Blackmore, S. J. All serious students of Shakespeare are wontto experience the presence of a subtile charm in the personalityof Hamlet which leads them eventually to accord him the firstplace in their esteem. What the poet himself said of Cleopatra,they find verified in the case of Hamlet— age cannot wither himor custom stale his infinite variety. What adds piquancy to this charm of Hamlets personalityis the fact that the play contains a number of psychologicalproblems or paradoxes. Most of the great minds in literaturehave recognized these paradoxes and have attempted their solu-tion with very diverse results. Theory after theor
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