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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1900
Page
22
The Independent remarked on Dr Storrs choosing ministry over a letters career, blending scholar and preacher. His foreign missions and historical works shaped a life of noble devotion, with two masterful orations on Lincoln and the Austro Prussian War highlighting his enduring erudition.
The piece credits Bret Harte as a pivotal American short story pioneer, detailing how postwar National self-consciousness shaped his work and influence. It notes his fix on American subjects, the West, and dialect truth, praising The Outcasts of Poker Flat and The Luck of Roaring Camp as landmark stories and tracing Harte’s impact on later writers and domestic literary presentation. It then shifts to commentary on campaign literature, predicting limited future volumes, and urging that while voters need information, literature should remain of lasting value beyond partisan appeals.
The passage honors a man of deep letters and refined thought, noted for living with the finest thoughts and worlds of character. Few of his generation have faithfully tried to pass on the torch his own spirit lit, preserving a rich tradition through letters.
The piece argues that presidential election years see reduced book reading as campaign literature floods the public sphere and political debate dominates newspapers, distracting readers from literature and related pursuits. It notes a shift in attention away from books during campaign cycles.
The piece questions why magazines regularly publish poetry arguing much is mediocre or pointless and that editors print verse more from custom than merit. It cites Berlioz on sacred bad customs and notes a shift since Longfellow and Kipling era, suggesting comic papers thrive by poking fun at magazine verse.
The article argues that magazines use poems to fill spare pages left by prose pieces, creating space for new writers to publish even if the verse is weak. It defends this practice as a way to nurture fledgling talent while noting editors face a dilemma between rejecting most poetry and filling odd pages.
A writer argues against overusing terms like obsession and negligible noting their over familiarity diminishes impact. The piece also critiques foreword and urges a return to traditional prefices such as Preface or Introduction for clarity and restraint.
The essay questions public taste in New York as it critiques Memorial Day adornments for statues of Cox in Astor Place and Peter Cooper. It argues crowds misjudge art, turning statues into misfit symbols with wreaths and foliage that obscure their intended significance.
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