10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRETTYISM»
Discover the use of
prettyism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prettyism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fine Arts Quarterly Review
day, and passes soon, no doubt ; but whilst such mere Prettyism is popular, it fills
up men's thoughts and obscures better things. That we have but a limited power,
whether of time or of mind, . to give to any subject, is one of the most ...
Remotely descended from Surrealism, Prettyism relies to a great extent on
unexpected associations; but instead of Ureton's umbrella and sewing- machine
on a dissecting-table, the materials employed are more likely to include small
animals ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1958
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The Fine Arts Quarterly Review
That form of art, then, which aims at this impossible condition, we should term
Prettyism. And, so far as this exists in a highly developed form, it is impoffible not
to concur with the rule, and to allow that true, or good, or high art has no place for
it.
4
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Tales," then, is not the very word here — nor will "bubbling" make it so — at best it
is a prettyism rather than Poetry. The Poet is becoming a Poetaster. TALBOYS. I
shall never recite another finest descriptive passage from the whole range of ...
5
Dies Boreales; or Christopher Under Canvass
Nothing, • " Tales/' then, is not the very word here — nor will "hubblihg" make it so
— at best it is a prettyism rather than : Poetry. The Poet is becoming a Poetaster.
Talboys. I shall never recite another finest descriptive passage from the whole ...
... his French, and was sublimely eloquent in defiance of drawing-room verbiage
and pastoral prettyism. 1. Q. gest sip, A soul of lifeless steel. 3. A The Historyof-
Geraldi,a Florentine Song -
... which is supposed to be hastily written at midnight, as a solemn death-bed
confession, while he is labouring under the agony of bodily wounds and mental
remorse, is as diffuse, and as full of antithesis and prettyism of style, as any other
part ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1812
8
The Western Monthly Review
Verse, adjunct, epithet, ornament, tissue, elaboration, prettyism, are all
appendages, circumstances, what dress is to a beautiful woman. Her dress is not
her beauty; nor are these alone poetry. Our alembic, our crucible, is translation.
Thought ...
Erse 10. styptic 11. khenna 11. placer 12. kibe 12. verdigris 13. dependence 13.
rosary 14. dependents 14. spicery 15. shunt 15. boundary 16. shrive 16. filament
17. incite 17. tenement 18. insight 18. sentiment 19. prettyism 19. ligament 20.
10
The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal: ... To Be ...
It i: a fault, however, that the style is occasionally a little affected, and that a
certain varnish of prettyism and pedantry is sometimes spread over conception!
of the most beautiful simplicity. The style of these Memoirs frequently reminds us
of the ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRETTYISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
prettyism is used in the context of the following news items.
Dreaming, Racism and the Unconscious
... particularly addressing the unconscious underpinnings of racism, (as well as sexism, classism, ageism, prettyism, etc.), beginning in Oakland ... «Psychology Today, Oct 10»
Sexism China Style. Not A Good Thing.
The “ism” implicated here is beautism or beautyism , lookism, or prettyism [it's not what you know it's how you look knowing it] and it is rampant ... «China Law Blog, Dec 08»
