ciples of rhetoric practically applied. Nature and beauty of the English language practically established. 2. ENGLISH. Literary creation. The writing of stories, poems, and essays. The expression of thought, feeling, and imagination through words. 3. ENGLISH WORDS. The nature of words. Studies in etymology. Written exercises for the improvement of the student's vocabulary. 4. STYLE. Written and spoken style contrasted. The spirit of different authors shown. Individual peculiarities. General qualities of style. Laws of expression as applied to words. III LITERATURE AND ART In addition to work for personal development (I-IV) and the creative work in conversations and renditions of literature (V-VIII) various phases of literature and art are studied as records of the ideals of the race. Such criticisms of life" are studied in direct union with the student's artistic use of the natural languages. IX. LITERATURE first, Literature is studied in the School of Expression in two ways, intensively, by vocal interpretation, discussions, conversations, and presentations of the best literature, in the criticism classes; second, by the methods pursued in the colleges of the present time. These methods complement each other and in the School of Expression are carried on simultaneously. (a) Artistic or Creative Study of Literature COURSES: 1. Lyrics and the Voice. 2. Forms of Poetry. 3. Vocal Interpretation of Literature. 4. Dramatic Thinking. 5. Metre. 6. Forms of Literature as Phases of Art. 7. Public Reading of the Bible. 8. Literature and Expression. 9. Monologue. (b) Historical and Critical Study of Literature 1. THE LITERARY SPIRIT. Literature as a necessary manifestation of human nature. Primary aspects of literature, illustrated by selections made by the class. 2. GREAT PERIODS OF LITERATURE. Turning-points in English literature noted. Interpretation and rendering of selections from great authors. 3. ARTISTIC PROSE. History of prose. Oratory. History of Attic prose. Why artistic prose follows poetry. Vocal interpretation of the spirit of the English prose masters. (c) Additional Courses Combining Both Methods 1. PRIMARY LITERARY FORMS. The rendering of fables, allegories, lyrics, old ballads, stories. The 2. NARRATIVE POETRY. Longfellow's "Tales of the Wayside Inn," Scott's "Lady of the Lake," Lowell's "Vision of Sir Launfal." primary spirit of poetry and its interpretation through the voice. 3. LYRIC POETRY. Origin and nature. Importance of vocal rendering of lyrics. History of lyrics, with recitation of the best examples. 4. PERIODS OF SHAKESPEARE'S ART. Practical study and rendering of plays indicating Shakespeare's growth and mastery of dramatic form. 5. FORMS OF LITERATURE. Characteristics and forms of poetry and art with their causes. Selection and rendering of notable examples. 6. IDYLLS OF THE KING. Sources and legends. Tennyson's blank verse. Allegoric, dramatic, and narrative elements. 7. BROWNING. The short poems; the spirit, form, and peculiarities. Analyses, studies, essays, and renderings. 8. SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY. (a) "Merchant of Venice," (b) "As You Like It," studied and special scenes interpreted. 9. SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY. (a) Macbeth," "Hamlet." The Elizabethan stage. Dramatic presentations of Shakespeare as illustrated by the history of the stage productions of this play. 10. METRES. Metre as a form of rhythm. Character and meaning of different metres. The expressive use of metre by the great poets. (Metre is sometimes studied as a part of the advanced courses in Voice or Vocal Expression.) 11. HISTORY OF HUMOR. Conversations, recitations, discussions; topics taken from leading humorists. Influence of humor in history and the spirit of literature. These are the leading courses, many of which are given every year, but others are frequently introduced as electives or as substitutes. The following are occasionally given: Literature of the 18th Century, History of the Novel, Spiritual Movements among the 19th Century Poets, The Novel in the 19th Century, Forms of Poetry, Shorter Poems of Wordsworth, The Lyric Spirit of Shelley, Minor Poets of the 19th Century, “In Memoriam" and the Modern Spirit, The Short Story, Shakespeare's Histories, Shakespeare's "Henry IV," and his Interpretation of Life. X. RELATION OF THE ARTS The art spirit is considered in relation to expression, and each art as a record of expression is studied as revealing some special act of the human spirit. The courses of art-studies endeavor to guide students to an appreciation of painting, music, sculpture, architecture, and the various other arts. The laws governing the arts are studied and applied to speaking, acting, reading, and other aspects of vocal expression. The methods of studying art are peculiar to the School of Expression and constitute one of its important features. The work is given in regular courses, a special course each year, illustrated by the stereopticon, on some phase of art in picture galleries, studios, or the Art Museum. Courses are arranged so that students may have the benefit of different studies, lectures, and courses every year. The following are among the courses of lectures on Art, illustrated by the stereopticon: I. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ART. 1. Nature of Art. 2. Great Periods of Art. 3. Spirit of Greek Art. 4. Romanticism. 5. Realism. 6. Impressionism. II. FORMS OF ART. 1. History of Expression in Sculpture. 2. Composition in Painting. 3. Technical Struggles in Art. 4. The Art of Our Time. III. MASTERS OF EXPRESSION IN PAINTING. 1. Early Christian Art. 2. The Renaissance (1). 3. The Renaissance (2). 4. Albert Dürer. 5. Rembrandt. 6. Rubens, the Painter of Gesture. IV. ART OF OUR TIME. 1. The Landscape. 2. The Painting of Peasants. 3. Pre-Raphaelitism. 4. Summary of Art Movements. American Art. 6. Tendencies in Art. 5. The following courses are conducted in informal lectures and criticisms, complemented by discussions with the students: Art and Literature; Study of Forms of Literature and Forms of Art - Relation of One to the Other. Art Movements. Necessity and Function of Art. How to Study Pictures. IV PHILOSOPHY OF EXPRESSION The characteristics of expression in nature and in art are contrasted, and the differences between life movements and artistic representations studied in order to broaden the student's knowledge of himself, deepen his experience, and find his relation to his work. 1. PROVINCE OF EXPRESSION. Expression in nature and in man. Kinds of Expression. Contrast between fundamentals and accidentals, response of voice and body to mind in expression. 2. ELEMENTS OF EXPRESSION. In nature, life, and art. 3. PSYCHOLOGY IN RELATION TO EXPRESSION. Mental action in assimilation contrasted with that in imitation; the necessity of courage, spontaneity, life. 4. METHOD. Logic of reading and speaking. Study and practical application to speaking of the great essays on method. 5. HUMAN NATURE. Dramatic and artistic interpretations of man, philosophy of man and his perfection through training. |