Word: aestheticism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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THE AESTHETIC ADVENTURE-William Gaunt-Harcourt, Brace ($3).
What this slogan meant, how it took root in France and invaded England, is the theme of this witty, intelligent history. Packed with anecdotes and character sketches of 19th-Century French and British bohemians, The Aesthetic Adventure is a fine companion piece to Author Gaunt's earlier, excellent account...
Calling himself an "aesthetic liberal," Pepper does not want to be associated specifically with any one of the theories on criticism discussed in his lectures. In the first two of the series, sponsored by the Philosophy Department and held in Emerson A, he discussed empirical and academic criticism.
Judged from an aesthetic standpoint (with due apologies to Mr. Copland for using that word here) the band is not altogether unbearable. Once in a while, if you listen patiently, you can dissect from the wild conglomeration of over-arrangements an interesting tenor chorus or a refreshing break by a...
Not having covered "the cinema" in their courses, the culture kiddies will have their doubts about the aesthetic propriety of moviegoing, even in this case. But for the average fan, America's forgotten man, this is ample reward for his doglike devotion.