The Penny Cyclopedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 21

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Excerpt from The Penny Cyclopedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 21: Scanderoon-SignetIn a sketch like the present we cannot recapitulate Hol berg's chief productions, while to examine them as they de serve, and so as to ive a satisfactory idea of them and of their author's vane talents, would be matter for a vo lume of some bulk. In speaking of such a man, it is difficult to award him his just praise without seeming to fall into exaggeration, for what he is fairly entitled to is known only to those who are actually acquainted with his writings. As the author of Peder Paars, ' he has been compared not only to Butler, but to Hogarth, and although no imitator of either, he rivals both the poet and the painter in satiric humour. That production alone would have im mortalised him among his countrymen. The same may be said of his comedies: with defects and sins against Qad taste which no one would new fall into, they are mar ed by great dramatic power and genuine humour.' There is scarcely any branch of literature which he left nnattempted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.