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...LECTURES ON ANCIENT GREEK UNIVERSITY LIFE. II. Historical Survey of University Education in Grecian lands during the first five centuries of the Christian Era. Dr. John W. H. Walden. Harvard...
February 29--Historical survey of university education in Grecian lands during the first five centuries of the Christian...
...panel in tempera, representing St. Jerome and two other figures, by Fra Filippo Lippi, and a panel of the Madonna and Child, bearing the signature of John Bellini, both of which are good examples of the schools to which they respectively belong, and both are in excellent condition. A Grecian marble statue of Narcissus, the gift of the same donor, is a worthy companion to the beautiful Meleager and Aprodite before acquired. The figure, like most others of Greek antiquity that have lately been brought to light, is badly injured by the loss of important parts. The nose, both legs...
...costumes were very elaborate and in perfect harmony with the play. The men wore white tunios, and were wrapped in togas of various colors in true Grecian style. The chorus was very well trained and deserves particular mention for the swing with which the closing song was given...
...Grecian actor held a high place in Grecian society, and in the middle ages the stage was supported by the Church. Later, the standards of the stage became lowered and by the time of Moliere, when French comedy reached its culmination, the stage was held in general disrepute. Moliere himself was banished by the Church. This prejudice has decreased but even now some of it remains. Comedians are admired but are held at a distance...