Word: writing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...considerations have prompted me to write this book on Enrico Caruso's art: first, the desire to pay my tribute to the memory of a friend and a great artist, and second, the hope that I could pass on to all who are concerned with the art of singing Caruso's methods . . . and ideals of singing as well as his practical advice to singers." So speaks Salvatore Yucito, Caruso's coach and accompanist from 1915 until the great tenor's death in 1921, in introduction to his "Caruso and the Art of Singing." (Stokes...
...individual nor an example of one type but a condensation of all the vapors of unrest and uncertainty which, since the war, have so completely bewildered and befogged "the younger generation", Mr. Fitzgerald has a profound understanding of this phase of our day and is well qualified to write about it but after a time his refinements become almost identical with a rather morbid sort of introspection and the character he is drawing, like Werther or William Lovell, loses the right to be considered as a creation of literature and becomes merely an instrument by which he can elaborate subjectively...
Through the generosity of Mr. Richard Sears '91, two prizes have been offered in the Division of History, Government, and Economics. Men wishing to compete must write an essay on the following subject: "Are trade unions a benefit or detriment at the present time to labor...
...author introduced his imagination and into the story wove a complex plot. The author shows a wide knowledge of Italy, but his most remarkable understanding is of the relations between man and woman. Browning was masculine to the core and it was this quality which enabled him to write so well on the subject. He put everything he had into his writing and this included human insight and psychology. But he was not primarily a preacher or psychologist but an artist and it was in this line that he excelled...
...contest will last approximately 12 weeks, and will consist of writing editorials on subjects of general interest and topics connected with the University. Each candidate will be required to write at least two editorials a week. A feature of the competition will be frequent talks by editors of various Boston papers and by other writers of note on subjects connected with editorial writing...