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...Paul in II Corinthians 11, speaking of his stoning). Gone as well are some tongue twisters ("you who hew" in Isaiah 22) and ambiguities, like Zechariah 3's "Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed in filthy garments." (Joshua's garb was filthy, not the angel's.) The poetic exclamation "behold" has given way to the prosaic "look." Sex is bluntly called "intercourse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Farewell To Thee's and He's | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

...loves my soul. She loves you and you love her too," de Neuvillette tells Cyrano, and for a moment, his eloquence eclipses the poetic Cyrano. Krochuk effectively conveys the pain of the realization; his body shakes as his voice rises in hurt...

Author: By Liza M. Velazquez, | Title: `Cyrano' Shines Like the Stars at the Loeb Mainstage | 5/4/1990 | See Source »

...Many people feel that Drexel Burnham Lambert epitomized raw greed in the 1980s and that there is poetic justice in its demise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fred Joseph: We Grew Quickly and We Stepped on Toes | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...opens with the the company's choreographed performance of what appears to be a Celtic birth ritual. This is a play mainly about birth, death and the symbolism surrounding them in sixth century Celtic culture. The vocabulary through which the complex themes of the play surface is often mytho-poetic...

Author: By Joe MARTIN Hill, | Title: Mythic Feminism | 4/13/1990 | See Source »

Dave is in bed with a hangover, so his sister Martha (Kelly Matthews), a prim and proper school teacher greets the caller. She gradually becomes enchanted by his crudely poetic speech and endearing vulnerability. The rest of the play centers around the blossoming affection between Martha and Megs and the disapproval of the selfish Dave...

Author: By Maurie Samuels, | Title: Simplified Souls | 4/13/1990 | See Source »

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