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...contest, which will close next Tuesday, will be judged by Professors Matthiessen and Spencer and is open to students in all departments of Harvard and Radcliffe...
Tonight at 9 o'clock the Harvard Radio Workshop will present Yeats' prose translation of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" over the Crimson Network. F. O. Matthiessen, professor of History and Literature, and Allen Clark '18 have adapted the work for radio and assisted in its production...
...premiere of "Owen Wingrave" comes during a period of revival for Henry James, marked by new collections edited by Philip Rahv and Professor Matthiessen, and by the latter's analysis of four Jamesian novels in his book, "The Major Phase." In the light of Time magazine's recent, generally accepted comment ("James' stories are meant for slow reading. A little of them goes a long way. Condensed, mellow, with their felicitous phrases and generous perceptions woven unobtrusively into the slow, deliberate prose, they have a flavor that no other fiction possesses."), considerable interest has focussed on the ability of James...
Appraising the contribution of literature to the liberal cause in America, Professor Matthiessen commented on the advance of realism since...
Professor Matthiessen is chairman of the Committee against Censorship of the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union, and he played an important role in the fight against the banning of "Strange Fruit." Although it has been a losing battle so far, Professor Matthiessen adds that "the fight has been valuable in serving to crystalize public opinion," and he reveals that the case is being appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court...