Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sir / With or without a supersell, Fitzgerald's Gatsby is a masterpiece. I for one expect to see a masterpiece, not because "Ballantine's was there," but because Scott was. If Yablans, Evans, et al., have remained true to Fitzgerald's Gatsby, Paramount will have its blockbuster; if not, no amount of visual beauty can save...
...Sir / The anticipation of seeing Robert Redford as Gatsby, his dream of being reunited with Daisy about to be realized, has my emotions gripped sufficiently to make me want to rush to see the film. The spin-offs have nothing to do with my reason for wanting to go. I just want to see Redford play that scene and enjoy it as I feel my heart go pitter...
...Sir / Choosing Mia Farrow to play Daisy Buchanan is like casting Mickey Rooney as Albert Einstein...
...Sir / The article "Invoking the Gods" [March 18] was certainly interesting and, to a classicist struggling to bring about a regeneration of interest in classical literature and culture, might at first appear to be a sign of unimagined success. But alas, from the tenor of your report it would appear that Theologian Miller has little understanding of the nature of the Greek gods. Ancient Greek culture was awash in divine identifications that had to do with what, to us, are secular realities, for example Euripides' beautiful line, "Recognizing one's friends is also a god." The Greek mind...
...Sir / Polytheism is the answer. After all, in this age of specialization, what professional specialist wants to entrust his destiny to a monotheistic jack of all trades...