Word: vein
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whole corrupt, incoherent Russian officialdom is exposed in apparently hilarious farce. Czar Nicholas I himself saw the play and is said to have remarked (roughly translated): "Everyone gets the business here. Me most of all." Gogol and his adored Czar thought it all comedy. But was it? The vein of unreality in Gogol himself had laid bare the basic unreality of Russian society. Gogol, says
While Audience's poetic whimsies represent the prevailing tone, the three most interesting poems are in a more serious vein. Arthur Freeman's two pieces remind one of the psychological narrative of Ford Madox Ford: the first one with its use of colors, the second with its mutely horror-stricken irony and its dramatic development. Freeman's contributions are by far the most sincere and effective ones in the issue. John Hollander's and Richard Howard's joint whirl into impressionism is the only other serious poem which need be taken seriously. Sandra Hochman's two poems, however, at least...
...Stassen declared America is seeking "in a serious vein" to find a sound program acceptable to all nations. He drew a reply from the Soviet representative, who said his county welcomed the manner of the U.S. approach to the disarmament problem...
...ambition as single-track as her own: to become the master of the Comstock Lode. Mackay broke the Bank of California's hold on the land, and the earth's hold on its riches - burrowing 1,200 feet into the lode to uncover the Big Bonanza vein. "By God now that we've made the riffle you're entitled to your share, old lady!'' he cried to Louise...
...Christie has unfortunately marred by overstatement his painting The Kitchen. This picture would make its point perfectly without the nude on the far left which adds tooo sharp a sense of ugliness to the composition. The background is painted masterfully. Christie is also at home in a more abstract vein. His Carnival, in the manner of Jackson Pollock, is spattered with gaiety and cleverness...