Word: arts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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James Grant, Bey, the eminent Egyptian scholar, delivered an address on Ancient Egypt in Boylston Hall last evening. He was briefly introduced by Prof. Cook as the most eminent authority of present time on the language, literature and art of the ancient Egyptians, and who is now in this country as a delegate to the medical conference in Washington. James Grant, Bey, replied to this introduction thanking Prof. Cook for his kindness and then commenced on the subject of the lecture, "No history in the world is so fascinating as bible history on account of its close connection with history...
With the Phonemes, ancient Egyptian art began to give place to the Hellenie...
...MONDAY.Semitic Seminary. Reader: Prof. Lyon. Subject: The Literature on Semitic Art and Archaeology. 7 Lowell street...
...Committee on Literature and Art of the Harvard Club would be glad to receive books or pamphlets which the Alumni desire to contribute for the library of the new clubhouse at 11 West Twenty-second street. Back numbers of college papers, class reports, Commencement and Class Day programmes, in fact anything relating to Harvard, will be acceptable, as well as general literature. The committee consists of Luigi Monti, Arthur H. Cutler, and Evert J. Wendell. - N. Y. Times...
...what far fetched metre is contributed by Mr. Sanford, and next follows a strong essay, written by Mr. Fletcher, on Zola's "L'Assommoir", sickening subject. The description of the book does it justice. The criticism of it is not quite fair to M. Zola. The French idea of art has been ably expressed and developed by M. Taine, and may be summarized in the words, "Art" is the emphazing one truth out of many, or one feature or manifestations of a complex truth", and M. Zola himself has justified his method. They are, he says, necessary to his purpose...