"Greenwood Leaves," National Era, Dec 19, 1850
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Title
"Greenwood Leaves," National Era, Dec 19, 1850
Subject
Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904
Journalists/Writers
Praise
Description
The National Era prints a review about the poems in Greenwood Leaves. The critic prefers the poems over the articles. The critic particularly praises her descriptive skills.
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Source
Publisher
L.P. Noble
Date
1850-12-19
Type
Reference
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"A year ago, the lady known to the readers of the popular magazines and literary weeklies as Grace Greenwood, gave the public selection from her earlier prose writings. [...] We think the author's reputation will gain by the appearance of her poems in this manner. [...] She can no longer expect to be judged only by the rules that apply to those who write to fill magazine pages from the ordinary motives. It is now her privilege to be treated as an author of books. [...] It is a matter of congratulation, both to Grace Greenwood ad her readers, that the finest and strongest element of her genius is that which she possesses in common with every true woman. The strongholds of her power are her quick, intense, and far-reaching sympathies. Endowed with a great, warm heart, she is capable of a depth of feeling known to few. And yet the range of her affections is proportionally great.[...] The same quaity is apparent in her criticism. Without being a critic, she often writes better things of books, persons, and art, than those who sit in the reviewer's chair. Her susceptibility to impressions from all sides quickly brings her into contact with beauty and truth, and she writes of what has moved her out of a full heart. Of course, the mingling of herself with what has pleased her destroys the value of such essays as criticism; for criticism is the acurate representation of another's nature, not the outpouring of affection for it. Yet we would spare these pages of her books reluctantly, for they abound in those happy institutions which offer to the critic his choicest materials."
"A year ago, the lady known to the readers of the popular magazines and literary weeklies as Grace Greenwood, gave the public selection from her earlier prose writings. [...] We think the author's reputation will gain by the appearance of her poems in this manner. [...] She can no longer expect to be judged only by the rules that apply to those who write to fill magazine pages from the ordinary motives. It is now her privilege to be treated as an author of books. [...] It is a matter of congratulation, both to Grace Greenwood ad her readers, that the finest and strongest element of her genius is that which she possesses in common with every true woman. The strongholds of her power are her quick, intense, and far-reaching sympathies. Endowed with a great, warm heart, she is capable of a depth of feeling known to few. And yet the range of her affections is proportionally great.[...] The same quaity is apparent in her criticism. Without being a critic, she often writes better things of books, persons, and art, than those who sit in the reviewer's chair. Her susceptibility to impressions from all sides quickly brings her into contact with beauty and truth, and she writes of what has moved her out of a full heart. Of course, the mingling of herself with what has pleased her destroys the value of such essays as criticism; for criticism is the acurate representation of another's nature, not the outpouring of affection for it. Yet we would spare these pages of her books reluctantly, for they abound in those happy institutions which offer to the critic his choicest materials."
Provenance
https://www.newspapers.com/image/339116205. Accessed 9 June 2021.
Location
Washington DC, US
Geocode (Latitude)
38.8950368
Geocode (Longitude)
-77.0365427
Length (range)
>1500
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Citation
“"Greenwood Leaves," National Era, Dec 19, 1850,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/687.