Queen's Quarterly Volume 10 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1903 Excerpt: ... on its purely political site that Hellenism has been so important to history; the Greeks as a whole hardly solved in actual fact the problems they so keenly and luminously discussed. On the other hand, taking a comprehensive view one might almost say that the victory of Chaeronea in 338 B.C., gave Hellas its great opportunity; for centuries after that date, and over vast areas of population the Greek nation was carrying out its mission to the world, and no longer in the old exclusive spirit. A higher ideal of Pan-Hellenism became realized. In fact the words of Isocrates n praise of Athens (Paneg. 50) came to have a fuller meaning than he ever dreamed of. "Our city has so far surpassed the rest of mankind in power of thought and speech that those who learn from her become teachers of others; and she has caused the name of Hellene to seem no longer one of race but of genius; so that those may be called Hellenes who have a part in our culture rather than those who share our descent." G. Oswald Smith. STEPHEN PHILLIPS' "HEROD." EXISTING fashions in literature make it inexpedient to refer to writings which have been in the public eye for more than a twelvemonth. It is regrettable that such should be the case, especially when the work, to which our attention is directed, has some permanent value. Mr. Phillips' play is a work of the imagination pure and simple, one that represents the kernel of wheat in a field of chaff, and while it is some time since the public, especially the playgoers, discussed its merits and defects, the thoughtful reader will be attracted by much that the play contains. Resides, "Herod" has been tried in the balance of public opinion and not found wanting. It has intrinsic worth: in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, it has just become a wor...