Duality of thought and language : an outline of original research / by Emil Sutro.

  • Sutro, Emil, 1832-1906.
Date:
1904
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    The book is one which distinctly calls for criticism. It offers, according to the author, “ the first ray of light that has ever penetrated the gloom and darkness surrounding the mystery of the voice,” and if so it is then a Roentgen ray that will not soon fade. We acknowledge the interest of the book, the contents of which will no doubt engage the attention of specialists in matters physiological and psychological.—The Monthly Musical Record, London, England. This is the second book of a series which, if Mr. Sutro lives, will include several volumes. The first, i “ The Basic Law of Vocal Utterance,” was published in 1894, and the author has nearly completed a third. , Mr. Sutro has, in a search for the causes of the differ- ' ence in languages, come upon what he believes to be ; the laws governing all expression. It seems as though | he had gone into the true Science of Being. He j possesses through these discoveries, things which, | when worked out, will unquestionably revolutionize j the study of language, voice culture, and singing, and ! even of metaphysics. Something of these hidden j things are given us in the volume under review. Mr. ! Sutro says our bodies and souls join hands to produce ^ the miracle of the voice; the soul dwells in its (body) j every part; all vocal expression is but an echo, the j echo of a thought. So far can we join him. There j are many beautiful deductions from these premises; j but there are others which we think wrong. I Throughout the book there are statements which startle and stimulate thought. They give evidence that a mighty truth is being discussed. So frequent are | these statements and so radical are they, that I most ]