Word: pleasingness
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"In Homer's day, the Iliad and the Odyssey were known as poesis, which means history in poetic or pleasing form. It was the only form of history they had then," McKeage says.
AQUESTION OVER who constitutes the proper audience for The Heroic Age produces one's chief qualm with the novel. No doubt Greeks will be better able to appreciate Haviaras's writing the novel in English Haviaras also commits himself to pleasing an American audience. While he is careful to give...
The stage is split by the audience which is seated at nightclub tables, a nice touch along with the intimate lighting. On one side of Cabot's dining room stands the bate setting of Cliff's room (which is soon shared by Sally) and his landlady's chambers, the dancing...
The U.S. Mint has struck some handsome coins over the years, the buffalo nickel and the Kennedy half-dollar among them. But the Government's 1984 silver dollar, designed to commemorate the Summer Olympics, is drawing a chorus of catcalls. One side of the dollar, portraying a bald eagle...
It will occur to some that, in securing his post-Games position now, Ueberroth is ensuring himself against unknown risks. If the Olympics are pleasing and profitable, he will be honored for it. But any number of lethal or logistical horrors could undo his best work. "I warned the baseball...