Word: classicize
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Classic, Medieval. On the whole, the translation is excellent (see box). In fact, it is superior to the English original in at least one respect: Milne's occasionally cloying cuteness cannot be rendered in the sober Latin tongue. The tone of the translation is innocently serious, childlike rather than childish, and its style is graceful and frequently inspired. Milne's names and phrases take on a rich new intonation in Lenard's Latin. Heffalumpum (for Heffalump) sounds like the name of a dirty German town transliterated by Tacitus, lor (for Eeyore) might be a monster...
Peter and the Wolf (Beatrice Lillie; London Symphony Orchestra; London). The ineffable Bea seems to take Prokofiev's fable with what Max Beerbohm called "a stalactite of salt." Her impish spoofery is just what this staid and somewhat self-conscious classic now needs...
...maverick angina, says Dr. Prinzmetal, is often accompanied by palpitation, faintness and fear of death and may be even more severe than classic angina. Seizures last from 45 seconds to more than 20 minutes, and often occur in remarkably regular cycles, perhaps at the same time each day. The condition is extremely difficult to diagnose. A physical examination reveals no abnormalities. An exercise tolerance test causes no pain. Results of laboratory tests are normal. Chest X rays and routine electrocardiograms give no indication of the disorder. Eventually, says Dr. Prinzmetal, "on repeated visits the suspicion grows that the patient...
...Wizard of Oz (CBS, 6-8 p.m.). A rerun of the 1939 movie classic sends Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Billie Burke on another trek up the yellow brick road...
...marriage, no children; by decree nisi, in London, where in the same court, on the same day, Joan Plowright, 29, droll, saucer-eyed English actress (A Taste of Honey, The Entertainer), was divorced from Actor Roger Gage, 30, after seven years of marriage, no children. Both actions proceeded with classic Noel Cowardy coolness. Miss Leigh admitting adultery in Ceylon, Sir Laurence admitting adultery with Miss Plowright in London, and Gage admitting adultery in Helsinki. Court costs of the fourway, jet-speed split were charged to Sir Laurence, who intends to wed Miss Plowright now that everything is cleared...