Word: myth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Myth 1: Defense spending is at a relatively low level, particularly since Vietnam...
...Evolutionary Epic as Religious Myth-- Edward O. Wilson, Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of science, 3 Church...
...Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, Wallace
...literary criticism, should have taught him to beware these dangers. But in The Flight to Lucifer. Bloom's latest work, the author's zeal to communicate an obscure but not inherently tedious theory of religion overwhelms him, and he does not live up to his chosen role of myth-maker. Bloom clothes his doctrinal argument in a flimsy mantle of epic fantasy. He would probably have done better to write an essay than this dreary mess...
...failure must be diagnosed as one of the heart, not the head. His agile mind latches onto a bit of esoterica and clearly delights in its possibilities, but cannot communicate any enthusiasm. It is indeed a shame that Bloom cannot join the visionary company of his betters in myth-making--but too much criticism has apparently blinded his imagination...