Augusta Jane Evans Critical response what was the response to Augusta Evans? Critics have praised the intellectual competence of her female characters, but as her heroes eventually succumb to traditional values, Wilson has been described as an antifeminist. what was her most important female character? Edna Earl, became the namesake of Eudora Welty's heroine what book was Edna Earl in? St. Elmo what other books did she write? Altars of Sacrifice, what else did the critics have to say about her? Critics have praised the intellectual competence of her female characters, but as her heroes eventually succumb to traditional values, Wilson has been described as an antifeminist. who did the critics write for? I don't know.
Did Evans have a response for the critics?
Did Evans have a response for being called antifeminist?
Augusta Evans Wilson was not a professional writer and her style was severely criticized as "pedantic." She wrote in the domestic, sentimental style of the Victorian Age. Critics have praised the intellectual competence of her female characters, but as her heroes eventually succumb to traditional values, Wilson has been described as an antifeminist. Of St. Elmo one critic maintained, "the trouble with the heroine of St. Elmo was that she swallowed an unabridged dictionary." Wilson was the first American woman author to earn over $100,000. This would be a record unsurpassed until Edith Wharton.  Macaria, or Altars of Sacrifice, published in 1864, was popular with Southerners and Northerners alike. Melissa Homestead writes that the transportation of the novel to New York was deliberate, done in installments and nearly simultaneous with the novel's preparation for publication in the South. Thus, while previous critics, scholars and biographers have all treated Macaria's appearance in the North as unauthorized, the truth is much more meaningful. Some scholars say that by dispensing with the romantic notion that the novel appeared in a "bootleg" edition, Homestead debunks the hard and fast distinction between Northern and Southern readerships as an invention of historians and critics rather than an accurate reflection of reading practices of the period. However, a great number of discrepancies exist between the version published in the North and the version published in the South, which remove huge portions of the text which romanticize the Southern heroes that are portrayed.  Her novel St. Elmo was her most famous and it was frequently adapted for both the stage and screen. It inspired the naming of towns, hotels, steamboats, and a cigar brand. The book's heroine, Edna Earl, became the namesake of Eudora Welty's heroine (Edna Earle Ponder) in The Ponder Heart published in 1954. The novel also inspired a parody of itself called St. Twel'mo, or the Cuneiform Cyclopedist of Chattanooga (1867) by Charles Henry Webb. CANNOTANSWER
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The Language Myth is a 2014 book by Vyvyan Evans, written for a general audience. It is a direct rebuttal of Steven Pinker’s 1994 book The Language Instinct. Evans argues against Noam Chomsky’s claim that all human languages provide evidence for an underlying Universal Grammar. Evans posits, instead, a language-as-use thesis to account for the nature of language, how it is learned and how it evolves.

Reception 
The Language Myth caused considerable controversy upon publication among supporters of Chomskyan Universal Grammar. David Adger argued that the  "attack on generative linguistics misrepresents the field". Another vocal critic, Norbert Hornstein attacked the book for presenting caricatures of Chomskyan generative grammar and of providing inadequate arguments to support its main claims. Others have attacked the book for its polemical style and what are claimed to be Evans' misunderstandings of Universal Grammar.

Evans responded by claiming that it is exactly critics of the book who misunderstand. He argues that his critics do not provide a coherent argument that is falsifiable as they posit Universal Grammar as a theoretical axiom, which does not require proof or evidence to support it. He also argues that the Universal Grammar perspectives makes a claim that is biological rather than linguistic in nature, and hence one that cannot be substantiated on the basis of linguistic evidence.

Controversy 
In 2016, Language, the flagship academic journal of the Linguistic Society of America published a series of "Alternative (Re)views" by six leading linguists, all addressing The Language Myth. Evans was originally invited to contribute a response to those articles. However, his submission was rejected by the journal's review editor. Evans wrote an open-letter to the linguistics community claiming that he was being censored.

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2014 non-fiction books
Cambridge University Press books
Linguistics books "Make Love" is the second single by American singer Faith Evans, featuring R&B singer Keke Wyatt, from Evans' sixth studio album, Incomparable (2014). The song was released on June 9, 2015 through Prolific Music and BMG Rights Management. The song was written by Faith Evans, Lamar Edwards, Michael Ray Cox, Jr., John Wesley Groover, Ketara Wyatt, Toni Coleman, Corey Marks and produced by Lamar "Mars" Edwards, The Futuristiks and Faith Evans.

The song marks as their second collaboration "Lovin' Me" (R&B Divas Theme) (2012).

Background and release
On February 18, 2015, it was announced on Faith Evans's official website that the song was chosen as the next single from the album Incomparable "My new single #MakeLove (featuring Keke Wyatt) is available for request now on your local radio stations! Call now and e-request your local stations right now! #MakeLove is the second single from my new album Incomparable, available now on iTunes, Amazon, Google Music and other great retailers!"

Critical reception
The song has received generally favorable reviews with critics. The Source reviewed the music video and described the song as "The R&B divas make no mistake in delivering quality vocals over these lusty lyrics. The record off of Evan’s last album Incomparable is strictly grown and sexy." Raw Hollywood described the song as "The singing ladies take it back with a traditional r&b vibe paired with their amazing vocals makes it a track that is certainly timeless."

Music video
On February 2, 2015, a radio edit audio video of the song was uploaded to Evans's YouTube account. On June 7, 2015, a 15-second teaser video was released to YouTube. On June 9, 2015, the music video was released to YouTube. The video was directed by Mecca Don Villain.

Response
Soul Train reviewed the video stating "R&B Divas Faith Evans and Keke Wyatt go H.A.M. on the erotic meter. Faith rocks a bustier and high heels while performing seductive movements on a loveseat, and Keke brings out the whip and handcuff for a freaky sexcapade with her man." Centric TV stated "While Nicki Minaj and Beyonce are busy feeling themselves, Faith Evans and Keke Wyatt want someone else to handle that for them (insert: wink). The R&B divas have teamed up for a spicy video for Evans' latest single "Make Love" and after just a minute into the video, it's clear these ladies are ready to take it to the bedroom. (Get into Keke and that whip!)" The Source stated "R&B legends Faith Evans and Keke Wyatt bring sexy all the way back with the new visual for Make Love.""

Formats and track listings
Digital download
"Make Love" (feat. Keke Wyatt) – 6:47

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2015 songs
2015 singles
Faith Evans songs
Keke Wyatt songs
Songs written by Faith Evans Cordelia D. "Delight" Evans (1902 – ca. 1985) was an American entertainment writer, editor, and film critic who was most widely known for her career as the editor of Screenland Magazine. Before accepting her career-making position at Screenland, Evans worked for Photoplay Magazine for six years. Screenland and Photoplay were both popular fan magazines that allowed fans to connect with movies outside the theaters. Some of the magazines' content consisted of movie reviews, movie promotions, and spreads of popular actors and actresses. Evans first started working for Screenland Magazine in October 1924 where she wrote reviews for various iconic films of that time. In 1929, Evans was promoted to Editor of the magazine. Nine years later in 1938, her success and ambitious attitude lead her to her own radio program, Food Secrets of the Movie Stars.

Early life 
Delight Evans was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Fulton Street in 1902 to Mr and Mrs. Joe O. Evans. Evans had an interest in movies and entertainment from a young age. In high school, she took part in school activities such as writing for her school newspaper and playing music. At the age of 13, Evans entered the "Beauty and Brains" contest put on by Photoplay magazine in hopes of becoming a film actress. However, the contest authorities had no intention of making film stars out of the young women that had entered. Because of this disappointment, Evans was not able to break into the movie business at the time.

At the age of 15, Evans sent a story she wrote to Photoplay Magazine'''s editorial office. The magazine bought her story and contacted her, inviting her to visit the editor of Photoplay in Chicago. Upon meeting Evans, the editor was taken aback by her young age. Nevertheless, he was impressed with her work and he offered her a position at Photoplay as an entertainment writer for movies. Evans, despite being enrolled at Fort Wayne High School where she wrote for the school newspaper, accepted the offer and began working on the editorial staff of Photoplay in December 1917.  Her first published articles were on Douglas Fairbanks and Mary McAllister. In 1919 Evans was promoted and relocated to New York City. By 1922, she was the associate editor of Photoplay. Evans wrote seventy-six stories for Photoplay through 1923 until she joined Screenland Magazine.

 Career 
In 1924, Evans took a position at Screenland Magazine writing movie reviews. In 1929, she was called before the Board of Magazine directors and was promoted to the Editor of Screenland. Evans promised the Board Screenland would have the biggest circulation of any entertainment magazine. Sure enough, after Evans became the editor, the magazine's circulation nearly doubled and continued to grow rapidly. Delight Evans' reviews were known as the most widely read and quoted screen criticisms. Evans held the position of editor from 1924 to 1948.

Evans wrote reviews for various types of entertainment such as screenplays like the 1926 comedy, Kiki starring Norma Talmadge. She also reviewed musicals including The Cock-Eyed World (1929) and major films such as Captain January (1936) starring Shirley Temple and Saturday's Children (1940) starring John Garfield. Evans would review at least five entertainment pieces in each issue of Screenland Magazine. In the May–July 1926 issue of Screenland, it was written that:"Delight Evans reviews all the important films for Screenland. Her criticism are just and no one takes greater joy in finding work well done or pictures that are pleasurable."Evans had the pleasure of interviewing hundreds of celebrities throughout her career. Many people in the film industry not only valued her work and advice, but her friendship as well. Actors such as Mary Pickford and The Gish Girls and famous directors such as D.W. Griffith were good friends of Evans. D.W. Griffith actually asked Evans to write titles for his pictures.

In 1938, Evans used her knowledge and experience she gained through celebrity interviews on her own radio program called "Food Secrets of the Movie Stars". The program discussed the habits, hobbies, and favorite dishes of Hollywood stars.  The show was set to air every Thursday evening for thirteen weeks. She completed her radio show while still holding the editor position at Screenland. Evans left Screenland'' in 1948.

Personal life 
Evans married Herbert Crooker on May 29, 1924. Herb held jobs as Eastern Publicity manager for Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). He died on January 21, 1960 at the age of 66.

She died ca. 1985.

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1902 births
1985 deaths
American film critics
Women film critics
American magazine editors
Women magazine editors
Writers from Fort Wayne, Indiana
American women critics