Word: marxianism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...about 500 pages on, in a long, catastrophic chapter, the whole machine flies apart, giving off humanistic, neo-christian, marxian, capitalistic and fascist sparks which generate great excitement, but not the terrifying image of man-at-the-edge-of-doom which was intended...
...proceedings when he stated that the freedom of the author to write, independently, of life as he sees it should be paramount to social commentary or patriotic propaganda. This point of view was strengthened by Robert Davis's autobiographical criticisms of the limiting effect of the twentieth century Marxian criticism, which held all literature up to a specialized social theory...
...speakers represent widely divergent attitudes toward the theory and study of history, raging form a Marxian to an ultra-conservative point of view. After the meeting there will be cross-discussion among the members of the panel, followed by questions from the floor...
Chamberlin was well liked in Ec. 1a on Economic Theory, although some felt the class discussion was confined too much to the reading. One of the few courses on non-capitalist economic activity is Sweezy's course on Socialism, (Ec. 11b.) He stresses Marxian theories and, in the latter part of the course, touches on Socialist thinkers. Most students liked the lectures and thought the material well organized, particularly in view of the scarcity, of Socialist literature in translation. Some thought the course should be extended from a half to a full year. Economic History from...
...English field History 19, 40, and 42 are the key courses. McIlwain, called by Frankfurter the scholar of Harvard, makes Constitutional history interesting; Merriman treats the Tudor period from a strictly historical approach which may seem outmoded to the Marxian historian, but which is not dull; Perkins and Owen carry on to modern times with Owen receiving most of the orchids. The basic English courses are 21, 30, 40, and 52. All of these are adequate but not inspiring. Sherburn, generally considered the greatest 18th century scholar is thought dull in his presentation; Jones is called diffuse and the course...