Word: parallelism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...parallel to the present state of mind it might be well to examine "the rape of Belgium...
...wall, a custom which he fashions into an appealing metaphor called "The Family Stairs." He draws heavily upon the emotion conveyed by understatement for an effect of quiet charm. Again in "The Race" and "When Worthen Plays," there is the same moving simplicity and clarity in catching a parallel of life in a human custom or act. As Percy Hutchison phrased it, although he deals with beauty and delicacy of subject, Coffin "never forgets that his is the oaten flute and not the lyre...
...they grew as horns. Since the horned capon was a strutting definition of sexual inadequacy, its horns became a symbol of cuckoldry. The sign of the horns, he said, should not be confused with the somewhat similar gesture of defense against the evil eye (index and little finger pointing parallel...
This is a parallel situation on a larger scale. If those who are nearest at hand show no disposition to take a helping hand, it is regrettable; this increases rather than lessens the obligation of the rest of the world...
...tercentenary address in 1936 President Conant classified the "general educational stream of the liberal arts" and the "cultivation of learning for its own sake" as two of the essential ingredients of the university tradition. The parallel between the thinking of these two educators is furthered by the fact that Dr. Conant has repeatedly emphasized his belief that teaching and research are inseparable...