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...Meaning: Hard Labor-An expletive used by Old Bolsheviks instead of Oh, Hell! *In the Greek Pantheon, Melpomene was the Muse of Tragedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GHOSTS ON THE ROOF | 1/5/1948 | See Source »

WHEN THE MOUNTAIN FELL (221 pp.)-Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, translated by Sarah Fisher Scoff-Pantheon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Landslide | 10/13/1947 | See Source »

...dozen on the outskirts of Nebaj, at the end of a winding new road, ten hours from Guatemala City. The local Indians, descendants of the ancient Mayans whose bones rested below, make daily sacrifices of flowers and incense before the mounds, while praying to their curious pantheon: to rain and wind gods of their old faith, and to Dios and Maria of the Catholicism they have since embraced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Green Priest | 6/23/1947 | See Source »

Just published is a collection of Bloy's writings (Pilgrim of the Absolute, Pantheon, $3.50), edited by Raïssa Maritain, with an introduction by her husband, now France's Ambassador to the Vatican. The loving and loathing in these fragments might well prove a shock treatment for some torpid Christians. Excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Passionate Pilgrim | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

...basic scenario, one (or more) of the ancient fairy tales or legends-Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Aladdin, Babes in the Wood, Dick Whittington, Mother Goose. Sometimes these are weirdly blended: this year's Red Riding Hood features Mother Hubbard and Simple Simon. Most modern admissions to the panto-Pantheon: Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan. The eternal favorite: Cinderella...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Christmas Pantomime | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

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