Word: asceticism
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From the opening scene of Faust's studio, where the pale, ascetic student, wearying of his search after truth, calls upon the arch fiend to aid him, the audience is carried through a bewildering array of scenes, each one a master-piece. Scenic artist Frank King has worked unceasingly for...
In history we are awaiting the man who will give us literature and not a mere dull record of facts. It must be made interesting to avail much. Most writers speak of the pleasure to be derived from reading. The ascetic element in New Englanders demands more than that. Therefore...
Under. the title "The Ascetic of La Beauce," Mr. Dodge describes with characteristic touch the old cathedral of Chartres. It is evident that the writer has carefully studied the subject of his theme, but his style is too sympathetic fully to impress our minds with the sternness of Chartres.