Word: drama
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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Small, Maynard & Company have just published "The Masque of Judgment," a theological drama in five acts with a prelude by William Vaughn Moody '93. It is estimated as one of the best pieces of work in this line ever done by a Harvard graduate...
...drama is written in heroic verse, and is free in the best modern sense. Its doctrine is that of Spinoza and its thought is deeply philosophical and mystical. The action of the play is comprehended in three periods: Before the Incarnation; during and after the Crucifixion; and on the Judgment Day before dawn. Its story is mainly one of supernatural beings: Raphael's journey to earth is described, and also the effect of the Crucifixion on the Heavenly Hosts. The description of the celestial beings is very even and novel, while in form it is beautifully musical...
...drama abounds in particularly fine lyrics which bear comparison with some of Swinburne's best work. Taken as a whole, "The Masque" shows great maturity, and, coming so soon after Mr. Moody's powerful poem on "Washington and the Colonial Army," is a great proof of the author's fertility and promise...
...White '00 shows in "The Case of Mr. Henry Arthur Jones" that he has made a careful study of the modern drama. In fact, one may say that the article is so technical, and it may be most excellent, that one hesitates to say anything about it. Then, too, the writers assurance is sufficient to cause hesitancy on the part of a reviewer who has not made a study of the drama...
...annual pamphlet of the English department, which will soon be issued, the following new courses are announced for next year: English 40, a course in Scottish literature from Barbour to Lindesay, to be given by Dr. Neilson, a new member of the department; English 39, on the drama in England, from 1642-1900, by Professor Baker...