Word: roman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...little over 2,000 years ago, Julius Caesar perished in a brutal stabbing by other members of the Roman Senate. A brief snapshot of the time follows...
...gave a brief history of the Vespers. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) is believed to have composed this collection of works in thirteen parts for the Gonzaga family, the rulers of the duchy of Mantua, for whom he was court composer. The Vespers is one of the daily hours of Roman Catholic worship, and Monteverdi's Vespers contains the texts of all of the essential prayers: the opening versicle and response, five psalms to the Virgin Mary, the hymn, and the Magnificat. Interwoven in these works is a collection of motets and an instrumental sonata...
...obviously a very skilled twirler, but no matter how fast she rotates the batons or how high they fly, the routine's just not very entertaining. Perhaps she could light the ends of the batons on fire. Entertainers willing to risk death have been crowd favorites since Roman times when gladiators and unfortunate Christians did battle with lions...
...Bronson's The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (Random House; 302 pages; $23). Bronson, whose first novel, Bombardiers, skewered the world of Wall Street bond traders, has now set his sights on Silicon Valley. What fascinates McGowan is that the book reads like an old-fashioned roman a clef, in which fictional characters bear an uncomfortable resemblance to people you know--in this case, several computer-industry legends...
Near the beginning is a charming section on growing up in Hollywood--the elaborate children's parties, the famous and talented who came to her parents' dinners, the ceremonial arrival of the Farrows--nine strong--at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd, where the family had its own pew. In such a heady environment, it isn't surprising that Mia's godmother was gossip columnist Louella Parsons or that Charles Boyer lived next door. But celebrity seems to follow her. Her girlhood pet was the real Lassie's grandson. When she retreated to the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh...