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10 QUOTES WITH «THE CLASSICS»
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the classics.
I don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics.
Juilliard's mission statement is learn about the classics so you can use that as a springboard to anything that comes your way.
Even the classics that we read to our young children are full of wolves' fangs and burning ovens and bloody feet and ice shards piercing hearts. Even the New Testament climaxes with an act of unspeakable torture. Might as well just read to our kids from the Amnesty Annual Report and be done with it.
I do love the provocative side of my collection, but I also like the classics - the simpler skirts and the sweater sets and the shirtdresses. And I always love to see girls in jackets and trousers.
Stick to the classics, and you can't ever go wrong. I see old ladies on the street who have fabulous style and realize it's because they are probably wearing really classic items that they've had for years and years. I think if you find something that suits you, you should just stick to it.
I didn't want to be a catcher. It was thrust upon me, as they say in the classics.
School is very important; it was very important for me. It gave me an enormous amount of confidence, especially at Yale where we were dealing with all the classics. In dealing with the classics, you are dealing with the very best.
I call it an old-fashioned seafood house for the new millennium. We are trying to update what we know as old fish houses and places like that, which are great, but I want to give it a new, fresh look with updated versions of the classics we all love.
I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.
My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they're the best songs ever.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CLASSICS»
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1
Philosophy:
The Classics
These classic texts deal with problems that are as important today as when they were written, and Philosophy: The Classics offers an accessible introduction for all those who hesitated to approach them - until now.
2
Confronting
the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting and her books.
Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic (number one - classics are those books that people always say they are 'rereading', not 'reading'), this is an absorbing collection of Italo Calvino's witty and passionate ...
4
Rocking
the Classics: English Progressive Rock and
the ...
This is the first authoritative study of the music, history and culture of progressive rock, a genre remembered for its virtuoso guitar solos and massive stage shows.
5
The Founders and
the Classics: Greece, Rome, and
the ...
The influence of Greek and Roman authors on our American forefathers finally becomes clear in this fascinating book--the first comprehensive study of the founders' classical reading.
6
Commerce with
the Classics: Ancient Books and Renaissance ...
Anthony Grafton's latest work will be of immense interest to Renaissance and intellectual historians and philologists, as well as classicists and a broad range of scholars.
7
Shakespeare and
the Classics
This accessible book offers a rounded and comprehensive treatment of Shakespeare's classicism and will be a useful first port of call for students and others approaching the subject.
Charles Martindale, A. B. Taylor, 2004
8
Invitation to the Classics: A Guide to Books You've Always ...
Full color and engaging, this book is a gateway to the fulfilling pursuit of understanding our culture by exploring its most enduring writings.
Louise Cowan, Os Guinness, 2006
Where the art of improvisation meets the art of literature. “Colin Mochrie is a comedic and creative force to be reckoned with. Therefore, this book is a literary force to be reckoned with.
10
Reception and
the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Approach to ...
This collection brings together leading experts in a number of fields of the humanities to offer a new perspective on the classical tradition.
William Brockliss, Pramit Chaudhuri, Ayelet Haimson Lushkov, 2011
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CLASSICS»
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the classics is used in the context of the following news items.
Mary Beard 'Confronts' The Classics With Wit And Style
Early on in Confronting the Classics, Mary Beard tells the story of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus, who "used to seat his dinner guests on cushions that, ... «NPR, Sep 13»
Lead singer of '60s group the Classics IV dies
Dennis Yost obituary: A brief obituary of Dennis Yost, the lead singer of the Classics IV, in Tuesday's California section gave the name of the group's song ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 08»
