Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...became clear during the question period that the second of the new plays follows a particular idea of tragedy. In answer to Elliot Norton, Miller explained that he believes Hamlet and Oedipus are the two greatest tragedies ever written, although not the best constructed, because they are based on the generally tabooed psychology of the family situation. In his own writing, he said, all men are capable of being tragic characters, regardless of their position in society, since they are all part of a family group. And in the psychological sense, all share feelings of patricide and other unconscious desires...
McCurdy is pinning his hopes on four men in particular: Captain Joseph French, Dave McLean, Arthur Wills, and Ken Wilson. The other eight of the 12 place are somewhat uncertain. Dick Wharton, a strong competitor, will definitely run if a toe injury heals in time. Robert Holmes, Norris Perry, and Philip Williams will probably...
Vice President Richard Nixon and California's Governor Goodwin Knight, whose love for Republicans in general does not extend to each other in particular, had another little tussle for precedence. Asked to introduce Nixon at a G.O.P. fund-raising dinner in San Francisco next month, Goodie Knight found he had a "previous engagement." But he sent Nixon a telegram offering to introduce the Vice President at another Republican rally in Los Angeles where the governor would be the undisputed star...
Various national health foundations gave the University six donations totalling $425,000 to promote research into particular problems...
John Lord O'Brian, eminent Washington lawyer and last year's Godkin Lecturer, spoke on "The Value of Constitutionalism Today." His description of a "consistent trend inimical to all previous concepts of freedom' 'received particular acclaim from members of the conference...