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Word: wolfe (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Such dogma tends to remind the reader of a remark attributed to the father of analysis: that while a cigar was a phallus it was also a cigar. The humor of Sneezy, Dopey and Doc, the excursions of Hansel cannot be reduced to Freudian simples. The wolf in Little Red Riding Hood is more than the "potentially destructive tendencies of the id"; he is a wolf as well. Of course a child walks in a giant's world. Of course boys and girls dream of transformations into wondrous and powerful creatures, i.e., adults. Of course the tears and truths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Narrow Couch | 5/3/1976 | See Source »

...present volume of letters ends with her engagement to Leonard Woolf, a name she was at first unable to spell. (In letters to friends announcing her engagement, she calls him Leonard "Wolf.") According to Virginia, Leonard found her writing the best part of her. She repeated gleefully his promise that "if I cease to write when married, I shall be divorced...

Author: By John Sedgwick, | Title: A Painter at Her Easel | 4/13/1976 | See Source »

Dracula has many guises: bat, wolf and now, Truman Capote. Or so it would seem from the vibes caused by his short story in Esquire last November. Titled La Côte Basque, 1965 and taken from his unpublished novel Answered Prayers, the piece focused on a posh Manhattan restaurant and its haul monde clientele. For his cast, Capote chose some old acquaintances, including Jacqueline Onassis and Sister Lee Rodziwill, former Vogue Editor Diana Vreeland, Heiress-Artist Gloria Vanderbilt, as well as several other real people thinly cloaked in fictitious names. The author likened his gossipy story to a "minor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 12, 1976 | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

Much laughter, many cheers and at least one low wolf whistle for Diane Keaton, who looks like the brightest light comedienne in movies. She brings nicely scrambled wit and bushwacked sex appeal to even the lowliest undertakings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Murder by Contract | 3/15/1976 | See Source »

...Crimson had jumped to a 9-3 lead behind the devastating windmill spikes of Wolf Gutscher, but the Yalies stormed back with six straight points to tie the game. After trading points, Yale opened up a 14-10 lead...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: Volleyball Club Falls to Bicentennial Elis, 3-1; Beach Boy Music Only Helps Team A Little | 3/6/1976 | See Source »

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