Word: criticism
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...long struggle against poverty, in an age when people had not come to understand that literature was a profession worthy of the highest type of man. Manliness and a love of truth without regard to established authority were the salient points in Lessing's character. He was primarily a critic, but he supplemented his precepts by example, and accomplished as much by his character as by his intellect...
Lessing was perhaps the greatest critic that ever lived. His superiority was demonstrated in his judgment of Shakespeare, whom he understood far better than his English contemporary, Johnson. His literary reviews were fearless, and even his personal friends were not spared. He freed the German drama from its slavery to the French school, and showed how the French drama failed to conform not only to the German character, but to the fundamental principles of art. In the Laocoon he drew the distinction between painting and poetry, and made evident the great harm that had been done by the confusion...
...CRIMSON of October 29 was an article from the Boston Post describing Mr. J. Watson Taylor's ideas of rowing and critic sing the Harvard crews. A representative of the CRIMSON asked Captain Herrick to criticize Mr. Watson-Taylor's article and to explain why our crews do not row like the English crews. He said...
...made himself a great favorite. during his career at Harvard, and he is, in the opinion of many, the very best batter in New England. His style of batting is superior to the general run, his defense being perfect, and his hitting and placing all that the most exacting critic could wish...
...mean that as far as the work has progressed it has been well done. The time given to the subject is evidently too brief, but much might be saved by a more systematic arrangement of the course. The writing done was valuable for the discipline and for the criticism it elicited. Criticism of the college press was beneficial although I think from an unfair standpoint." Another speaks thus: "Any member of the class who goes into journalism will do it with his eyes open and know just what he must expect. He will not expect to start...