Word: classicize
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Within this philosophy of the function of art. B.B. proved himself extraordinarily receptive to works other than those of the Italian Renaissance. Classic architecture, both Greek and Roman, Byzantine mosaic and Medieval sculpture all provide him with "life-enhancing" works, works which he could return again and agin--with, it seems, unending pleasure...
Like the Romantics, he loved the poetic landscape. He describes with glee many cold mornings spent waiting for sunrise in some scenic spot. He tells of the melancholy overtones of classic ruins with a genuine excitement. He did not merely repeat the noble sentiment of the Romantics, he definitely experienced it himself. With his stirring prose, he makes the enjoyment of a grand vista a thrilling event and a worthy ideal...
After taking in his first bullfight. Tourist Jack Paar, 42, hastened to a ranch outside Madrid to film his own version of the corrida-with a cow. But once Novillero Paar had made his classic entrance, a wag decided to cow him with a substitute, a real toro-a dilemma on whose horns the comedian had no desire to be impaled. Not realizing that his foe was a specially trained, docile beast, Jumping Jack bolted for the barrera but, unfortunately, he didn't quite clear it. His award: no ears, no tail, no hoofs, two bruised ribs...
...Want." When Murtaugh sits on the bench among his Pirates, he is the classic domineering manager. He peers dourly at the diamond from beneath a black hedgerow of eyebrows. His nose is splayed flat, his beard would discourage a blowtorch, a corner of his mouth leaks tobacco juice. But Murtaugh is in fact a gentle ogre who sips milk after a game, claims he never touches the hard stuff, and keeps his hairy hands off the Pirates. Murtaugh realizes full well that overmanaging would cramp the egos-and crimp the play-of the bunch of oddly assorted personalities...
Running for gold-medal glory, Wilma Rudolph regularly got away to good starts with her arms pumping in classic style, then smoothly shifted gears to a flowing stride that made the rest of the pack seem to be churning on a treadmill. She tied the world record of 11.3 sec. in the 100 meters and won the final by three yds. She set an Olympic record of 23.2 sec. in the 200 meters and won the final by another three yds. Then, running with three of her Tigerbelle teammates from Tennessee State, Wilma anchored the winning 400-meter relay team...