Night Wanderers and Scholar Sleep in Jacox Portraits
A essay review discusses Jacox's Night Wandering Noteworthies and other chapters, citing examples from Wilson, De Quincey, Brutus, and Brutus’s ghost, alongside a survey of historical figures who studied by night. The piece argues the book offers rich, varied material unsuitable for a single reading but rewarding in brief, reflective bursts.
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Brutus
Cmsar
Pliny the Elder
Gibbon
Constantine
Justinian
Archbishop Williams
England
Hadkost
Salmasius
Pareja
Velasquez
John Selden
Dallas
Fontenelle
Philolpht
Varignon
Hooke
Gresham
Wallis and Boyle
Mr. Pepys
Admiralty
Thoughts About Art in HaMemberships Review
A critique notes that strong art criticism is rare because few writers master both technique and fair judgment of artists intentions. It argues education has improved but critic and artist still clash over schools and methods, referencing Thoughts about Art by HaMERTON and a new Macmillan edition with notes and intro.
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Hamerton
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Hamerton on Art and Preraphaelitism Reconsidered
A literary critique discusses Hamerton's Thoughts on Art and his rejection of preraphaelite excess and literalism. It weighs the role of sympathy, emotion, and mood in painting versus scientific analysis, noting Tennyson as a notable exception in recognizing modern trends.
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Anen
Lucretius
Jacox
Charles Dickens
Wilson
Highland Glens
Helvellyn
Kinnaird
Elleray
Thomas de Quincey
Swift
Sheridan
Coperniqua
Galileo
Bradley
Maskelyne
Herschel
Sir John
Miss Tytler
Hamurton
Martin
Doré
Ruskin
Tennyson
Ram