Word: realism
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...quite happy. Mr. Ward Shepard writes seriously on "The Spirit of Traherne." Traherne is unknown to so many of us that Mr. Shepard would have done better to have made his essay more of an exposition. Mr. Grandgent Fils tells a story of war and love with realism and a sense of humor. In "The Winged Stone" Mr. Reed retells a story that is as old as the Greeks, that of the ambitious youth who has to choose between true happiness and wealth and power. The youth chooses the latter and finds how little profit there is in winning...
...Bartholomew Fair" was first presented in London in 1614, and for several years afterward was one of the popular places of the London stage. It is characteristic of Jonson's style, both in its realism and its character portrayal, in which it is especially strong. Its aim is to present in humorous and burlesque fashion the life and customs of the people. Like many other plays of the period, "Bartholomew Fair", contains many references to contemporary writers and playwrights, and the customary humorous flings at the Puritans and other strict sects. Though there is a fair plot to the play...
...slightest; on a hot summer night a student involuntarily in Cambridge, amuses himself on the steps of his dormitory by engaging in conversation three little street waifs that chance by. The atmosphere is admirably reproduced by a few telling lines and the children are treated with something of that realism and sympathetic humor which one remembers in the street scenes of Marie Bashkirtseff. Finally the style, which is unmannered, has charming personal quality. The piece is characterized throughout by vitality and truth. "The Bravery of Terrence" by Mr. John L. Warren is the best told of the stories. It relates...
Professor Munsterberg, in introducing Dr. Emerson, mentioned the necessity for the union of idealism and realism, a union which he hoped, he said, Emerson Hall would represent...
After giving an exposition of modern methods of observation and investigation in the field, Mr. Seton told many interesting stories of animal traits, imitating and interpreting the cries of wolves and hunting dogs with wonderful realism...