Word: poem
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Pindar was the Greek author upon whom he lavished most affection and attention. His edition of the poet is a masterpiece of annotation and, incidentally, is a poem in itself. He collected many of his essays and reviews into volumes which became famous for their profundity and their humor, but his most solid achievement was his Historical Syntax of Classical Greek, the first Greek grammar on strictly scientific principles. For years he had expressed himself informally on every subject under the sun in the back pages of the American Journal of Philology, which he founded. His department, called "Brief Mention...
...From In April Once, a poem by William A. Percy dealing with incidents of the Children's Crusade, 13th Century. One band of children, led by faith, drowned themselves. Thousands were sold into slavery...
...program is as follows: Overture to the Flying Dutchman Wagner Symphony for Orchestra and Piano-forte on a French Mountain Air op. 25 D'Indy Symphonic Poem, "Ultava", from "Ma'Ulast", No. 2 Smeiana Two Nocturnes: (a) "Clouds" Debussy (b) "Festivals" Debussy "Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo", Symphonic Poem No. 2 Blast
...through runs a vein of anger and bitterness. The title itself is biter, and the dedication to "Certain poets, friends of mine (all but one)" is still consistent. While each poem seems conceived in wrath and dedicated to irony, he does not dodge invective; see his remarks to "The Public" beginning...
Lelio, the liar, son of the old Venetian merchant Pantalone, seeking adventure, encounters Beatrice and Rosaura. Addressing his attentions to the latter, he passes himself off as a wealthy Neapolitan noble and declares himself responsible for serenade, gift and poem. Meeting Ottavio, he boasts not only of serenading the girls, but of having dined with them in their house. Shocked at Beatrice's levity, Ottavio informs her father that he can no longer entertain thoughts of marriage...