Word: townsman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...after a cloistered education at the Sorbonne, Lévi-Strauss wrote that: “My mind escaped from the closed circuit, which was what the practice of academic philosophy amounted to: made free of the open air, it breathed deeply and took on new strength. Like a townsman let loose in the mountains, I made myself drunk with the open spaces, and my astonished eye could hardly take in the wealth and variety of the scene.” Until the very end of his life, he battled base functionalist explanations for society in favor of grander, more...
...importantly, Hill’s sardonic manner as the coarse and lecherous old man provides the show with its principal source of comedy. The other source of that comedy stems from Liam R. Martin ’06, another Mainstage veteran who plays Shawn Keogh, the stuffy and sanctimonious townsman who hopes to wed to Pegeen. Martin’s fussy, cowardly antics make him a loveable and laughable anti-hero.Spillane-Hinks’ directing is typically excellent; in this, her last show at the College, she demonstrates particular skill in drawing out dramatic tension in building the conflict between Christy...
...date." But with the drug war emerging as an issue this year, Scranton has been hurt in recent weeks by his record of using "recreational drugs" like marijuana back in his counterculture days. Scranton's early twelve-point lead has vanished, and Bob Casey may just overcome his patrician townsman. MICHIGAN: Breaking Barriers...
...intention to rethink the classic Thornton Wilder play with his film's magnificent first shot: an overhead view of a nearly bare stage set, with Dogville's properties and props designated by painted lines. The old mine down the road is identified by a sign reading OLD MINE. A townsman closes an invisible door and we hear a slamming noise. Von Trier presumably wants us to attend to his characters' yearnings and prejudices without the distractions of period furnishings...