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...previous decades, interest in Oriental philosophy was confined mostly to intellectuals and was centered largely on ideas, not on devotional practices. There is no evidence that Emerson ever sat in a full lotus. Today, on the other hand, not only are large numbers of people who are in no sense "intellectuals" involved, but they appear more interested in actual religious practices than in doctrinal ideas. The recent wave of interest in Oriental forms of spirituality seems both broader and deeper than in the ones that preceded...

Author: By Diana R. Laing, | Title: Benares on the Charles | 1/18/1978 | See Source »

...neither the failure to flesh out roles nor the numerous technical difficulties that reveal the weakness at the heart of his production. Instead, just as the progress of the prince from tavern to court expresses the theme of the play, so Jonathan Emerson's performance as Hal points up the lesson at the Loeb. Emerson handles his comic scenes skillfully, lolling drunkenly onstage, stingingly imitating Hotspur and his lady Percy, and showing, as when he helps the helpless Falstaff into his boots, a tender and subtle shift of mood. But when confronted with a serious scene, Emerson abandons his character...

Author: By Diane Sherlock, | Title: The Kingdom and the Power | 12/15/1977 | See Source »

Fred Ross of the United Farm Workers (UFW) spoke to approximately 40 students in Emerson Hall last night in an effort to recruit students for the UFW winter program...

Author: By Joan Feigenbaum, | Title: UFW's Fred Ross Speaks to Recruit Union Organizers | 12/15/1977 | See Source »

State of the Union. At Emerson 210, Friday and Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM | 12/1/1977 | See Source »

Kermode, whose series will deal with the senses of narrative, will speak on "Carnal and Spiritual Senses" at 4 p.m. in Emerson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NORTON LECTURE | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

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