For they represent a distinct stage in an organized movement-the reaction against romanticism in the novel and Lyrism in the theatre.
"Renée Mauperin"
Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
Irregular as its outline is, its troubled Lyrism is appealing, is melting, and the A flat portion, with its hesitating, timid accents, has great power of attraction.
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker
Lyrism is the keynote of the work, a passionate Lyrism, with a note of self-absorption, suppressed feeling-truly Slavic, this shyness!
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker