Necrology: Claude E. Anibal

finest literary presentation of the discoverer known to exist: "It is noble and human . . . ." (p. 184) Los novios de Hornachuelos "contains one of the tensest scenes of all romantic drama . ..." (p. 185) Some of the plays of Lope—"cloak and sword" category—"which are prophetic of the future stage" are still "as fresh and playable today as they were in 1600." (p. 197) "Between his vigor and his suavity, his wit and his tenderness, the intoxication grows within one. One may know him rather well and yet come upon him in some new phase .... If we at this late day are bewildered at his versatility, it is small wonder that the times which saw the man himself should have gone mad over him." (p. 209-210) This is more than of passing interest, since it repudiates to an admirable extent that type of criticism which is based on external erudition. It more importantly underlines the greatness of two poets—a greatness which has too often been denied to Lope. 1 Ezra Pound, The Spirit of Romance, (Norfolk , Connecticut; New Directions Books, 1952). Subsequent references to this edition will appear in the text. The first edition is of 1910, published in London by J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. Necrology: Claude E. Anibal Claude E. Anibal, Professor of Romance Languages at Ohio State University, died suddenly in Columbus, March 21, 195 5, at the age of sixty-six. Apparently in excellent health, he suffered a fatal heart attack while returning to his home from a concert. He is survived by his widow, the former Nancy Chadwick Moore of Rochester. Professor Anibal was born in Gloversville, New York, the son of Nelson H. and Mary Warner Anibal, on July 5, 1888. After graduating from Gloversville High School, he entered Hamilton College and graduated from there in 1911 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. As an undergraduate he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa; he was alternate Rhodes Scholar and the valedictorian of his class. He taught Greek and Latin for one year at West High School in Rochester, and in 191213 he studied at the University of Leipzig in Germany as a Locke Fellow in Greek. He was also the Truax Prize Scholar in Greek and the Curran Greek and Latin Medalist during these years. From 1913 to 1917 he taught at the Gilman Country School at Baltimore, Maryland, and from 1917 to 1919 he served in the American Expeditionary Forces. He studied at the Universidad Central and at the Centro de Estudios Históricos at Madrid in 1919-20. In 1922 he received his Ph.D. at Indiana University. In 1924 he went to the Ohio State University where he was Professor of Romance Languages from 1936 until his death. He was a member of the editorial board of Hispania, PMLA, and Symposium; he was a frequent contributor to scholarly journals. Professor Anibal was an authority on the Golden Age, notably the theatre, although his publications and interests embraced almost every section of Spanish literature. His doctoral dissertation, Mira de Amescua: El arpa de David; Lisardo—his pseudonym (1925), constituted a valuable addition to the study and appreciation of this generally overlooked dramatist; his classroom text of Pío Baroja's Paradox Rey (1937) has been widely used and acclaimed as "the embodiment of scholarly thoroughness and conscientiousness ." His classes on Cervantes, the picaresque novel, 16th and 17th century comedia and Spanish syntax, and his seminars on Lope, Tirso, and the historical drama were characterized by the same dramatic intensity, good humor, artistic perception, and sheer zest for living which he so much admired in the authors he taught. Because drama and music were the dominant interests in his extremely active life, he never failed to miss a worthwhile performance or to instil a love for these arts in his students. He was a devoted and stimulating teacher who never 21 hesitated to give his time to those who needed him. He was especially considerate of beginners; his criticism was invariably just and penetrating, his advice sound, his encouragement sincere and his friendship unwavering . Professor Anibal was busy up to the last moment trying to bring to...