Word: denouement
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that such a method enhances the desired mysticism or the exotic Indian atmosphere; but technical devices should not become obvious mannerisms, and the interpretation of some of the episodes almost baffles even the most careful reader. Mr. Weeks' store called "The Arrow-head" proceeds clearly and cleverly until the denouement is reached; then the mode of treatment is suddenly changed, and the final situation is suggested so dimly that the result is an anti-climax. The some difficulty appears in a less degree in "The Walloping Window Blind". In characterization, narrative skill, and vivacity of style, it is distinctly...
Considerably less satisfactory is the story, "The Thing He Never Knew." A situation, not altogether unpromising as short story material, the denouement of which requires motivation, is disposed of in wholly inadequate space with consequent cheapening of effect,--and effect which the style, unfortunately, is too conventional to alleviate. Mr. Rodgers's "Chowder," the sprightly sketch which follows, is more pleasing...
...attention of a cousin. This is followed by an avowal to her uncle, the Cardinal Merance, and leads directly to the climax in the meeting of Pierre de Lancrey and Primerose. The play is written in a heavier vein than the authors' other works, as it ends in a denouement of great pathos and emotion...