Word: prosaic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...richest visual splendor this side of Yeats. Herein are contained works of virility, gentility, raw passion, reserved harmony and the sheer ecstasy of reveling in language, rolling around in verbiage as only Seamus Heaney can do. The anthology contains works Heaney himself chose from among his rather extensive prosaic and prosodic output. The majority of the collection is made up of poems from all nine of Heaney's collections (spanning a thirty-year literary eternity from 1966's Death of a Naturalist to 1996's The Spirit Level), including the rarely published pamphlet of prose poems, Stations...
...drive past the place every day, and the first thing I think about is, How did it catch fire? Sometimes I imagine a purely prosaic event like a cracked furnace or cheap Christmas lights sparking on the rug. Sometimes I picture a modern-day Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca standing in the upstairs window, her mad hair swathed in flames, or the first Mrs. Rochester from Jane Eyre as she raves on the roof before torching the joint...
Marina A. Bibo '99 plans an action-packed weekend as well--hiking at New Hampshire's Mt. Monadanock followed by a trip home to Cape Cod. While pleased to see her family, Bibo's motivation is more prosaic...
Like the appetizers, entrees embrace the traditional and the atypical alike. Even the often prosaic burrito exceeds expectations, however, laced elegantly with chile sauce, stuffed with grilled salmon, whole black beans, and brown rice and served on a bed of shredded lettuce and salsa fresca ($10.95). Grilled catfish ($10.95) is crusted in cornmeal and rests on a bed of rice pilaf, accompanied by a salad whose dressing is vaguely reminiscent of peanut sauce. The dish holds together well as a lighter option that remains flavorful and coherent. Chile rellenos ($9.95) sound unusual as well, advertised as Anaheim and Poblano peppers...
...standard-bearer of the Social Democratic Party, Schroder's slogan may be the prosaic "New Middle," but he has discarded years of leftist orthodoxy and learned from the mistakes of his predecessors. In 1990 the SPD promised to slow down the privatization of former East German industries to protect the workers; Schroder now preaches the need for the private sector to become more competitive by cutting labor costs. In 1994 the party proposed higher taxes on middle- and upper-income families; Schroder wants to cut the highest income tax rate from 53% to 47% and reduce corporate rates from...