Word: cults
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...MOTHER'S KISSES, by Bruce Jay Friedman. The author of the widely praised Stern faced even worse problems than most second novelists in confronting Tils cult. But Kisses is as funny as its predecessor on the same subject: a man dominated by a driving mother...
...MOTHER'S KISSES, by Bruce Jay Friedman. The author of the widely praised Stern faced even worse problems than most second novelists in confronting his cult. But Kisses is as funny as its predecessor on the same subject: a man dominated by a driving mother...
...Warrior's flamboyant pose, exaggerated sword, and improbably wrinkled clothes express the rococo flight from reality. The far-off glint in his eyes suggests the coming romantic cult of genius, the idea that reverie is greater than reason. Fragonard even more daringly juxtaposes colors, such as the reds on the yellow cheek, without transitions of tone-a foretaste of impressionism. Yet the painting's casualness-revered in its day as sublime and picturesque-is a pure rococo attitude...
...Though Edgar Rice Burroughs' social values may be archaic, they are far from extinct in contemporary times. The cult of the English gentleman is as much admired in the U.S. as over there. Perhaps we wouldn't want such conditions on our doorstep, but they suit our daydreams. Burroughs creates a homogeneous escape world where many interesting perils are always successfully overcome by the resourceful hero. Everything is pleasant-even the unpleasantness...
...annually for his own writing. After Casino Royale was published to good reviews in 1953, Fleming produced a book a year, delighting his fans with hilariously preposterous plots hardly meant to be taken seriously. Even before the first Bond movie, Dr. No, came out in 1961, the James Bond cult had snowballed into a craze. Fleming's books have been translated into ten languages and had an estimated world sale of 18 million...