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They deserve better, even from 20th century man, says Critic and Biographer Theodora Ward. Modest, scholarly, at times profoundly thoughtful, her new look traces the story of angel visitations through theology, philosophy and art from angelic beginnings in Jewish and Christian scriptures up to the present. Miss Ward's...
Male or Female? The author's literary pilgrimage takes her through diverting patches of angelic lore. Biblically speaking, most angels are confined to the hierarchical ranks in heaven-seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, powers, etc. Only the lowest ranks, archangels and angels, have ever had contact with man, appearing as...
MEN AND ANGELS by Theodora Ward. 241 pages. Viking. $7.50. Angelic evolution-from divine messenger to artistic symbol-delicately traced through religion, literature and the dark corners of the human mind.
As the filming was about to begin, Nora spoke. She talked with an angelic softness, a softness that matched her beauty. But not exactly. There was a slight shakiness underlying the musical quality of her speech. As if, throughout her life, she had shuddered to the slammings of a thousand...
One passion that is far from being sated, however, is the Czechoslovaks' irrepressible penchant for thumbing their nose at their occupiers. In a week when officials were solemnly (and often no doubt unhappily) marking the 25th anniversary of the Soviet-Czechoslovak Friendship Treaty, bookstores reported a heavy demand for...