Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The plot of this latest release is weak in many places. The trailer announcing it was perfectly fair in promising that only the detective know the answer to the questions presented. The audience was able to pick out the logical villain but even the denouement at the end is almost...
But even where melodrama and co-incidence reach their height one's very solid feeling of satisfaction with the book is not diminished. Any plot, good or bad, would fade into nothing beside the consummate skill of Santayana's character-delineation and the grandeur of his expression.
Oliver lives simply--his money is a responsibility, not an instrument for pleasure. He bestows lavish gifts on his cousin Mario because Mario enjoys money more than he. Oliver goes to Williams because his uncle, Professor Bumstead, thinks the small and democratic college is better for him than Harvard. He...
If splendid delineation of life and character is a purpose of novel-making (and the Editor of the Bookshelf is not going to say it is the purpose) Santayana's effort has succeeded completely. It is the greatest American book, in the reviewer's opinion, since The Education of Henry...
As reported recently in "The Times", Harvard University is preparing for the celebration of the completion of three hundred years of its history. While the important role which the American university plays in our national life will be made evident, the assembling of distinguished scholars from many countries will demonstrate...