Word: esotericism
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The Verdi Te Deum, performed by the multitudes of the Glee Club, Choral Society, and Orchestra, was in contrast, a thrilling piece. Verdi uses a number of effective emotional techniques. He alternates short phrases between the men's and women's choruses, contrasting an esoteric female sound with the rich...
At the same time, the Office of Education is expanding its own research program. Only four years ago, 80% of such research was handled by schools of education whose investigators too often dwelt on such esoteric questions as whether 24 or 26 pupils were the best size for an elementary...
THE CAREFUL WRITER, by Theodore M. Bernstein. A compendium of grammatical gaffes-everyday and esoteric-that is a reference book and an entertaining brushup on basic English. It will grow wings on any fledgling grammarian gadfly.
Happily, the injustice is about to be remedied. With this new and generally admirable translation of the novel that established Hesse's reputation in Germany, his U.S. publisher has initiated a series intended to include all his major works and to persuade U.S. readers that Hesse is essential to...
In plainer words, the incredible fact was that the two leading members of Britain's team had been accused of systematically cheating. One was Terence Reese, 51, a saturnine, abrasive Oxford chap, inventor of an esoteric, seldom-used artificial bidding convention known as the "Little Major." He was also...