Word: poem
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Dean Briggs said that the facts of the poem were essentially true and that they were brought to Browning's notice through an old document which he picked up for a pittance. The author introduced his imagination and into the story wove a complex plot. The author shows a wide knowledge of Italy, but his most remarkable understanding is of the relations between man and woman. Browning was masculine to the core and it was this quality which enabled him to write so well on the subject. He put everything he had into his writing and this included human insight...
Dean Briggs went on to quote passages from the poem and to comment on the characters and the author, ending by stating: "If he had written nothing but the monologues in the story he would yet have been among the great English poets...
...Harvard Square. Symphony No. 5, in C Minor, Op. 67, Beethoven Three pieces for Orchestra, Liadoff "Kiklmora", a Folk Tale, Op. 63. "The Enchanted Lake", a Folk Tale, Op. 62. "Baba-Yaga", Tone Picture, after a Russian Folk Tale, Op. 56. Concerto for Planoforte, in D Minor, Mozart Symphonic Poem, "Wallenstein's Camp", Smetana
...Sargent Prize of $100 donated annually in memory of John Osborne Sargent '30 for the best metrical translation of a lyric poem of Horace has recently been announced...
...poem to be translated this year is the twenty-second ode of the first book of Horace. The general rules for the guidance of competitors will be found on pages 208-209 of the University Catalogue, and must be accurately followed. Manuscripts should be delivered at University 9 before...