Word: criticism
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Doumic, literary critic of the "Revue des Deux Mondes," is one of the most noted of modern French critics. He has come to the United States by invitation of the Cercle Francais and will lecture before several of the larger colleges. He is accompanied by his brother, who is studying architecture in this country at the request of the French government...
...That this has been a privilege generally coveted is in measure due to his popularity among the students, and to the whole-souled interest he has always manifested in their welfare. Beyond this popularity, however, it is due to his recognition throughout the country as a sincere and fearless critic in both art and literature, which inevitably reflects great credit on Harvard and enhances his value in the eyes of Harvard...
Each of these lectures will be illustrated with reading from the author discussed, or from some well-known critic...
Cercle Francais Public Lectures.The course of eight lectures on The History on French Romanticism, by M. Rene Doumic, the Critic of la Revue des Deux-Mondes, which has been arranged for by the Cercle Francais will be given in Sanders Theatre, at 4.30 p. m. on the dates given below. These lectures will be open to the public, but admission will be by ticket only. Tickets for the course may be obtained of Mr. J. H. Hyde, 6 Claverley Hall, to whom applications must be made in writing before February 19. Sections of the theatre will be reserved for officers...
...Rene Doumic, the literary critic of the "Revue des Deux Mondes," who is to lecture under the auspices of the Cercle Francais, will give his first two lectures on Wednesday, March 2 and Friday, March 4, instead of on March 1 and March 2, as at first announced. These two will be followed by four or six more lectures on Mondays and Fridays in March. The lectures will be on the different literary aspects of French Romanticism,- poetry, the novel, the drama, history, criticism, etc., and are to be given in Sanders Theatre in the evening...