Word: esotericism
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"Profundity must smile, glide gently in, and, smiling, yield itself to the initiate alone - that is the esoteric of our art. For the people, gay pictures; for the cognoscenti the mystery behind."
Said Dr. Kennedy: "These esoteric but good little boys of science said pompously the truism that war is out of harmony with the rational spirit and with the objective methods of science. . . . What do they mean by 'objective'? Science can more easily be objective today in Pasadena than...
Duke Ellington has done his first record for Victor, "Jack the Bear" and "Morning Glory". First is one of those esoteric stomps for which the Duke is famous, featuring marvelous bass by Jimmy Blanton. Latter has good trumpet by Rex Stewart. Recommended to those used to Duke's musical intricacies...
The term "snap" has been used rather too loosely by undergraduate authorities to designate any course which requires less energy output than the average. In a more precise terminology, there is a very small and exclusive category of "snaps," which can fulfill the wildest dreams of the party-monger and...
The same can be said for the dazzling collection of esoteric invective Mr. D. Bevan Wyndham Lewis has slung into the Dedication to his matchless excursion into the medieval, Francois Villon. It is sheer artistry, and while the General's list is a mere list, Mr. Lewis' is...