Word: essayed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This is a kind of literary marriage that is becoming increasingly popular: a longish essay on a suitably cultural subject wedded to lavish and largely relevant illustration. In the case of Balzac, the union is not exactly bliss. One might wish to trade some of the Paris street scenes for more text, but the subject would probably overwhelm any possible approach...
...Your Essay on the "graying" of America [Sept. 17] implies that the nation has matured and that the generations are living together peacefully. I respectfully reject this conclusion and fervently hope that it is untrue...
...your Essay: many of us never abandoned those "obsolescent" ideas [Sept. 3]. We felt that the new ideas were based more on wishful thinking than on fact. We call ourselves "conservatives...
...rest, Claude Lelouch does a little essay on losers, Juri Ozerov of Russia focuses on athletes preparing for competition, and Michael Pfleghar of Germany contributes a piece on women athletes. None is distinguished by either a strong point of view or depth of insight...
...York mother under the auspices of Planned Parenthood of New York City. Abortion: A Woman's Guide (Abelard-Schuman; $5.95 or $2.95 paperback) begins with a discussion of the emotional complexities of terminating pregnancy, goes on to describe abortion techniques in nontechnical terms and concludes with an essay on fertility control. For those who are uneasy about abortion, there is also an index of clergy consultation services and Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country. The text is written with unusual insight and compassion, for good reason: the author, Beth Richardson Gutcheon, 28, a grandniece of Dr. John Rock...