Word: joyousness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could almost dismiss this passage as a sarcastic denunciation of the "Harvard Mystique." But the same adulation resurfaces again and again, even in the most peripheral descriptions of Cambridge weather or shops. Eager to recreate faithfully each joyous image of Harvard life, Levine crowds her sentences with painstaking and pained observations noting each character's clothing or the color of trays in the dining room. Thus the reader learns that Sarah and her boyfriend first make love "in Cambridge, in Mather Hall (sic), in the bottom bunk of a double-decker, his tie on the doorknob to warn away roommates...
...deteriorates to stylization. Widened eyes and gaping mouths abound Dramatic moments or turning points often fall prey to a sort of lag time, as singers apparently realize several lines too late that they were supposed to change expression; Count Almaviva in Act III, for example, plunges into "Ah, My Joyous Heart Is Flying" with a touching show of grief left over from the previous recitation. The exception to the awkwardness is Hughes, who as Cherubino portrays first a lively teenage boy, then a boy masquerading as a girl, with limitless aplomb and stage presence. Hughes' voice also provides some...
Finally, after the two teams were separated and banished to their respective locker rooms and Eliot was back on his feet and feeling okay, the Harvard fans began slowly to file out of the rink. No one was feeling overly joyous, despite the exciting and important win. Clearly, who normally has been extremely appreciative of the strong fan support, was outraged...
...White House Red Room was mailed last week to some 60,000 of the First Family's friends, relatives and political supporters. Paid for by the Republican National Committee, the card carries the message, "The President and Mrs. Reagan extend to you their best wishes for a joyous Christmas and a peaceful New Year." And so does Jim Steinmeyer...
Pastan's poems take the other exit, searching for hope and continuity among the remnants of more joyous times. She seeks strength in the multitude of roles a person plays as social relationships grow more complex, and her poems find solace for most woes in mathematics, astronomy, gynecology, and other surprising images...