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April 15, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE 21 in the department of English lan-1 been hailed LECTURES ON SHELLEY· been guage and literature at the University period. Noted Critic, Dean of Birmingham U. of Birmingham and dean of the faculty since 1919. He has been actively conFaculty, Gives Talk on English Poet nected with the universities of Wales, at Northwestern l,.o11don, Durham, Edinburgh and Bristol, the Dulwich college and the UniWhatever one may think of the his- versity College, Oxford. He is in tory of Shelley, it is remarkable to America giving a series of discourses note that progress since his day has at the University of Michigan. He has been along lines he suggested. recently published a facsimile of This Ernest de Selincourt, M. A., D. Keats' "Hyperion" autograph manuLitt., eminent authority on English script with introduction and texual literature of the romantic period, told notes, and Wordsworth's prelude, edan audience Thursday evening at Har- ited from original manuscripts. · He ri-; hall, Northwestl·rn university. has contrihuted many criticisms on roProf. ·de Sclincourt since 1')()9 has mantic period literature which have - - · ·--- ---------------~----- as valuable lights on the parody his thoughts and ideals, but no , one has or possibly ever will be able Shelley, Prof. Selincourt places in the to parody his style. same position as a writer of poetry as "With all his thought expressed as Shakespeare is placed as a writer of naturally, originally and normally as dramatic verse. Of Shelley he said : he would write them in prose, he is a "In a perfect state of felicity there complete master of poetry in the style can be no art. Sorrow, pain and despair which he used. Rarely will one find as experienced by him are what help a word in his poetry that he would not make his poems divine. He was a true use in prose. Always eloquent, he ·was, artist and genuine in his career as poet. in his expression, and an easy master His work expresses the ecstasy of in- of any style of poetry which he chose tense passion of the heroic couplet to write." which he has strikingly mastered. The The speaker appeared here through easy flow of words in the most natural arrangements made by the English deprose order any artist has ever written partment of the university. He talked is Shelley's achievement. Others may to a crowded hall. PIERCE-ARRO I. is pleased to announce substantial Price · Reductions on the Most Popular Series Bo Models 5-Passenger Brougham The Runabout I Now$2495 a reduction of ·500! Now$2495 a reduction of t400 ! Also new low prices on 5 ·passenger Standard Sedan and +passenger Coupe. All prices at Buffalo -tax extra Liberal Easy Payments ·