Word: poetics
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...mind has in this century again burst its bonds, as it did just before the Renaissance. It cannot be possible that the "almighty dollar" is to be the only issue from this wonderful new world. Positive thought must be substituted for negative, and it may be that a new poetic energy will rise from among the hot spirits of the Socialists. The gospel of love extended to embrace the happiness of the whole world is the hope and salvation of the future...
...treat the subjects of which they speak in a manner that evinces careful thought and deliberation. The merits of "Retrospect" are confined to the orthography of the dialect, and the poem can lay little claim to literary beauty. Quite different from this is "Acheron," a pretty simile in graceful, poetic language. The writer of "Ce Qu 'On Dit Et La Verite" shows considerable imagination and writes in a lively, entertaining style, which would be none the worse for a little more polish and elegance. The dated-letter or journal-method of telling a story is a device which is beginning...
...Night" is the name of a poem which gives sign of poetic talent that finds expression in well-turned lines and fairly well chosen words. There is, however, too much of the artificial sentimental in it to permit us to call it a very promising effort. There is not much to be said for "Anna Polanova" a story placed in the high life of St. Petersburg. There are enough larynxruffling gutterals in the name of the various "vitches" and "ovnas" to make a careless reader believe that it is a powerful Russian story, but a closer perusal will show that...
...volume published ten years ago are the early poems of some men who have already won a large and enviable reputation, of which that book contains the authentic prophecy. Like prophecy will be found in the volume now given to the public, redolent of such genius, wit, and poetic inspiration as in their fair flowing give promise of a rich inheritage and abundant fruitage in coming years." It is, as George Herbert said: "A box where sweets compacted lie;" and, what Herbert could not helped have helped noticing had he seen it, - a very pretty...
...Leahy in lines rather incoherent but evidencing at every turn true poetic power draws a moral from "Dante's Francesca." Mr. Leahy possesses sense, and the present poem with more polish would be admirable. Mr. Berenson in a lengthy paper on "Was Mohammed at all an impostor?" tells in his best vein the story of the great heresiarch. We question the clearness of Mr. Berenson's answer, but acknowledge the peacefulness of his pen in matters ethical. The paper is strong though somewhat involved...