Word: romanticization
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Hers is a real triumph in Happy Hunting, but-as Merman triumphs are measured-a minor one, what with a book that has at best a routine brightness, and a score that sometimes lacks lilt even where it seems reminiscent. There is just one really good song, Mutual Admiration Society...
None of this made much impression on young Carl-Gustaf Rossby, who in 1918 was a restless, adventurous 19-year-old student at the University of Stockholm. Son of a construction engineer, he went through gymnasium (secondary school) with no special interest in science. Looking around for an exciting profession...
Curiously, none of the stories reflects the drama-packed years that marked the national struggle against Britain, the creation of Israel as a state, or the 1948 war against the Arab League. In David's Bower by Yitzhak Shenhar there are young men in uniform and offstage gunfire, but...
Although many liberal arts courses were dropped from the catalogue, the staples remained and were taught by the best men in their respective fields. Some academic changes were evident, of course. Science fields were stressed, and most of the labs became top secret war research centers. Many students received intensive...
There is no doubt that Guthrie is also a skillful novelist in other ways. His technique reflects his year of work with Theodore Morrison here on a Nieman Fellowship in 1946. He is well worth reading for his handling of human drama alone. But one wonders if he can bring...