Word: prosaic
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...Italian villa opulently rising from its verdant grounds is enough to stir the most prosaic of imaginations. The English poets eulogized the effect a long time ago and the sensation has not worn thin. But at Settignano, a few miles from the riches of Florence, there is to be found a villa of very special spiritual proportions. It is I Tatti, the home of Bernard Berenson...
Moon's words to earth were militarily prosaic. Clattered the machine: "This is Teletype copy received at Encino, New Mexico on the 810-megacycle band, from Benson, Arizona, via the moon...
...number of concerts a year, and both players and audiences might find it more rewarding to have fewer concerts, but those few better prepared. It is frustrating to the musicians, and no joy to the listeners, to allow a great symphony such as the Schubert 7th to receive a prosaic reading, when two weeks' more rehearsal would have permitted a more satisfying performance...
Guillen also defended the simple prosaic language of Berceo, calling it "calculated artistry, rather than childish naivete." The simplicity of Berceo's style was due in part to his own humility, and to the fact that he considered himself a craftsman or versifier, rather than a poet...
...series, entitled "Language and Poetry," will also include lectures on the Spanish poets, Berceo and Gongora. Guillen will speak on "Berceo: Prosaic Language," Nov. 12, and on "Gongora: Poetic Language...