Word: skills
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...interest, the third talk in the series on "Four Great Poets", Professor C. H. Grandgent '83 brought out the fact that Dante merits an outstanding position among the world's literary creators because of his imagination, beyond that given to any other great poet, and because of his artistic skill, second to none and shown to best advantage in the exact balance of the three factors--conception, selection, and expression...
...artist and creator, Professor Grandaunt showed that the poet possessed the three factors which combine to make art--conception, selection, and expression--in the highest degree and in nice balance, Dante also offers in this "age of shallow self-expressiveness" a salutary example in "giving to us, by his skill and care in selection, as much by what he withholds as by what he tells...
Miss Anne Hamilton and Harry Bond carry off the leading roles with their usual skill, although at times the dialogues tend to drag. Mrs. Hibbard adds a touch of comedy but is handicapped by a rather cumbersome part...
Berry was the individual star for the Engineers, showing speed and skill in his attack and passing, but falling down on his shots from the foul line, where he made only four successful shots out of 11 trials. White, at right guard, also played well for Worcester. For the Crimson, Captain Gordon and Lowenthal were the outstanding players, although team play was more in evidence than individual starring. McLeish, who has been suffering from an injury to his ankle, played most of the game...
With reference to the stories themselves. Professor Palmer showed how the "Iliad", with a duration of only a few days, reaches a great height of splendor, while the Odyssey has an even beauty, which is lacking in the "Iliad", as well as great artistic skill. "The ability to produce joy", he said, "seems to be at its height in these poems. It is not the source of the various incidents, but the way in which they are welded together that is the sign of the artist...