Show tho tatu ul t A he poem of antiquity ia is ragnal ra onal yet written in the lebrew tongue the book of job the lifo drama of the ilan of uz towers with no tie peak oear near it ita its authorship anthor ship lost but its a fable associated in mind with the poat noa iian age the tile time when god discoursed with men and the stars hung ioor ow in uie the empyrean it is both epic and d dramatic yet oni embodies bodies thew abo whole holO mom of the patriarchal race who composed it who carved the sphinx or set the angles of the pyramids the shadow of jaia its namo name was leseio STI inguld oum fa fairby 11 by ke Ms tho narrative prelude to job jol has the direct epic of simplicity a cyclopean porch to the temple but wit within bin are heaven tho the angels the tile plumed lord of evilee evil be foro the abrone of a judicial god tha the personages of tho the dialogue beyond are firmly distinguished eliphaz bildad zophar elihu to whom the inspiration of the almighty gave understanding and tho the smitten protagonist himself majestic in ashes and desolation each boutries the other in grandeur ot of language imagination worship can there bo be a height above these lofty utterances te rances yes only in this poem has god answered out of the whirlwind his voice made audible as if an added range of hearing for a space enabled us to comprehend pre liend the reverberations of a superhuman tone I 1 speak not now of the motive the inspiration of the symphonic masterpiece it is still a mortal creation though maintaining an impersonality so absolute as to confirm our sense of mystery and awe edmund C clarence larence stedman in an in century |