Word: plastically
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Matthew Arnold Impressed Me," we have a glowing and well-written account of the effect of the English poet's work on a plastic mind. The personality of the author is thrust for ward rather more than propriety or good taste would allow in an article of this kind. Without wishing to be cynical, I find considerable presumption in its spirit. The talents of the writer give promise for a very fair future, but let him delay the publication of his autobiography until the world may fairly be assumed to be more anxious...
...first of the great problems now is, how a people so imbued with desire for active, plastic expression of their thoughts as the Greeks were, could have cultivated sculpture for so many centuries without raising it beyond what our few remnants of the Archaic Period show it to have been. The explanation of this remarkable fact most likely is that the hieratic iufluence was strong in sculpture, and the traditional temple statues were copied and held in high esteem. These forms became stereotyped and lasting, and counteracted any tendency to emanciation...
Arrangements have been made at Cornell with a view to an illustrated course in the history of plastic art, with especial reference to the classical courses of instruction...
...government do anything to aid in reviving the commerce of the United States? 2. What ought to be considered the real issues in the coming presidential contest? 3. Why does poverty tend to increase as the population and wealth of a nation increases? 4. The influence of religion upon plastic art and painting. 5. Define realism as exemplified in novel writing. 6. The influence of Aristotle on modern thought...
...anything to aid in reviving the commerce of the United States? 2. What ought to be considered the real issues in the coming presidential election contest? 3. Why does poverty tend to increase as the population and wealth of a nation increase? 4. The influence of religion upon plastic art and painting. 5. Define Realism as exemplified in novel writing. 6. The influence of Aristotle on modern thought...