Word: morbidities
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wrote a play together, The Country Cousin. Their attitude toward modern life is much the same -both are tolerant, interested, but a trifle surprised at some of its phases, perhaps a trifle withdrawn from it. To them, realism consists of the painting of life as something which has its morbid moments; but these moments they find it better in their art to suggest rather than to display. When Sherwood Anderson's hero in Many Marriages divests himself of his clothes and parades naked before a glass, he is not only symbolical of the idea of Mr. Anderson...
Then there are a few excellent descriptions, a few good character analyses. The rest is commonplace; a matter-of-fact and generally uninteresting story of a generally uninteresting life. There is too much detail--vulgar detail, frequently--and an almost morbid view of life at times...
CHILDREN OF THE MOON?Magnificently morbid demonstration of the dramatic values of insanity. The second act is the severest emotional test of the year. RAIN?Jeanne Eagels in the highly sexed South Seas. Rather like a vigorous nightmare, with the sky dripping steadily on the tin roof overhead...
...reading of tales of murder and suicide. They find a kind of psychological relief in the death and mental anguish of others; and thus, perhaps, are kept from committing suicide themselves. Mental stimulation furnishes a sort of antitoxin to what is generally termed "the latent blood-lust of a morbid humanity...
...glorified position, to the necessary minimum, the threshing out of student problems may be accomplished. The exchange of opinion; the diversity of conditions presented, and the progressive attitude will benefit everyone at the Conference. Whether a sufficiently constructive program can be devised remains to be seen. Certainly the morbid, disillusioned point of view that is making itself obnoxious at several colleges will produce little but more discontent...