Word: xanadu
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...Xanadu did Carnegie A stately treasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred salesman, ran Through salesrooms measureless to man, Down to a moneyed...
Briefly, it tells of three dead people whose souls are given three days to decide where they would like to go, Valhalla, Erehwon, or Xanadu, all substitutes for censored sections of the Afterworld. There are two subplots: a search for the Ring of Nibelung and a fix of the Hoop Race in Valhalla, not to mention a takeof on the Cocktail Party and what seemed to be an allusion to F. Scott Fitxgerald. Let it suffice to say it was confusing...
First prize went to Warren Hennrich for "Delights in Xanadu," a group of poems; second prize was awarded to Lyle Glazier for "The Adoloscont" and three poems; and third prize was awarded to Lieutenant Herbert J. Kramer for a poem entitled "33129086--Decased...
...wrote "Finis" to his long career as one of the foremost scholars of his time a career that is remarkable in its contribution to learning. Dr. Lowes, apart from having gained invaluable experience in colleges throughout the country, has written many books on English Literature. His "The Road to Xanadu" is an analysis of Coleridge and his poetry, and "Convention and Revolt in Poetry" is another of his most significant works. Profession Lowes is one of the foremost authorities on Chancer and has written several works on the great fourteenth century poet...
...prominent author in his own right, Professor Lowes wrote "Convention and Revolt in Poetry" in 1919, "Of Reading Books and Essays" and several works about Chaucer. He published his most famous critical work, "The Road to Xanadu...