Word: arts
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...broader culture was felt, Italian poets fashioned their works entirely from the models of France and Provence. Their poetry, as seen in the productions of the Court of Frederick II., was utterly devoid of originality. It was an artificial imitation of accepted models, without thought or feeling, merely art for art's sake...
...BORDEN,Temp. Capt.On Wednesday evening, Nov. 16th. at eight o'clock Prof. Greenough will speak before the Classical Club in Harvard 1 on Roman Art, - "House Decoration." The lecture will be illustrated by the lantern, and is open to all members of the University...
Monday. November 21, Mr. Copeland will speak on the art of reading aloud. and will conclude with examples from English poetry and prose. The lecture will be given in Sever 11, at 8 p. m., and will be open to the public...
...Murat Halstead has an article on the "City of Hamburg" and Mr. William H. Rideing writes of "A Recent Visit to Mr. Gladstone at Hawarden." An entertaining and very interesting sketch of "Art Schools of Paris' is contributed by Miss Lucy Hooper. Archibald Forbes tells the story of the Fall of Constantinople as it appeared to a war correspondent and Mr. George W. Cable speaks of "Education, for the Common People in the South...
...pleasant reading. There seems to be a new spirit entered into the Advocate editorials this year and a very delightful - good spirit it is. One reads these editorials - which remark is mightily complimentary - if one only knew it. The plea for a course on music as a fine art is heartily to be endorsed and the words on the horrible condition of things in Memorial must meet with general approbation...