Word: 12th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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BECKET. A stunningly filmed dramatization of the church-state conflict that becomes a death struggle between 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury (Richard Burton) and King Henry II (Peter ÓToole...
...feeling of the Scranton organization is perhaps best summed up by a sign on an elevator door on the 12th floor of the Mark Hopkins. It is a bumper sticker which has been changed to read, "SCRANTON--BILL WOULD HAVE...
...polyphonic wizardry of Ludwig Senfl, composer to the court of Maximilian I, the mystical motets of Martin de Rivaflecha, chapelmas-ter at the Cathedral of Valencia, and the Rabelaisian merriment of Adriano Banchieri, abbot of an Olivetan monastery. Its most ambitious undertaking was The Play of Daniel, a 12th century music-drama that was unearthed in the British Museum. Elegantly staged in medieval setting and dress in a Manhattan church, Daniel was a solid off-Broadway hit of the 1959 season, won further acclaim during a 40-perform-ance tour of Europe. Today Pro Musica can boast a season...
BECKET. England's 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury (Richard Burton) dares the wrath of his onetime friend King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) in an eye-and ear-filling spectacle based on Jean Anouilh's drama...
Concludes Hoving more mildly of Samson's cross: "It expresses what was in the wind throughout the entire Christian world during the late 12th century, for the cross is symbolic of the crusading spirit, both good and evil...