Word: plotting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...study of any novel of Hawthorne, Thackeray or George Eliot with special reference either to the treatment of the plot or to the methods of characterization or to both...
...Unbegotten Sons" is the most mature piece of fiction which has appeared in the Monthly for a long time. While the plot in a certain way is unreal, it is treated with unusual richness of imagination. The style is vivid and sensuous. It is pity that the author's analysis is not equal to his imagination. He brings together twin brothers, who see in each other no resemblance. They address each other as "child" and "old man" respectively. The Abbe of Cisley hates them with the most undying hatred because they were the illegitimate sons of his wife...
...Tangent," by Edward H. James, is by all odds the cleverest story in the Monthly. Of it may be said as has been of Henry James's novels that "the characters lounge, and the plot proceeds out of their mouths." The interest in the story is all in the dialogue and in the subtle shades of feeling which are connoted with great nicety. The story has a peculiar charm in that the interest in it lingers after the last word has been read. Understanding as we do that "Tangent" was written some years ago, we can not help bewailing that...
Professor de Sumichrast delivered a very interesting lecture yesterday afternoon in the Fogg Art Museum, explaining the plot and the purpose of the French play, Le Malade Imaginaire. He spoke, in effect, as follows...
Professor de Sumichrast will give a talk this afternoon in the Fogg Art Museum at half past four on "Le Malade Imaginaire," the play to be acted by the Cercle Francaise next week. He will explain the plot of the play, the various characters and the amusing situations and will read selections from an English translation. A talk of this kind is given every year before the annual play, as an aid to those who intend to see the performance. The invitation, however is not limited to this class of persons, but is extended to every...