10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISTFULNESS»
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wistfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wistfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ethics After Babel: The Languages of Morals and Their ...
10. LIBERAL. APOLOGETICS. AND. TERMINAL. WISTFULNESS. MacIntyre sees
our society as an expression of Enlightenment philosophical ideas gone wrong. If
he is right, and the Enlightenment project was bound to fail, then our way of ...
The. Wistfulness. ofHim. He casts a cloak of memory and shadow, Over my head,
all bowed with sorrows. The weight oflonging, terrible and strong, It makes my
memory forego, the present that is vital so. This man ofwistfulness for Him, His ...
Ekaterina Dimitrova Bojilova, 2011
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Community in America: The Challenge of Habits of the Heart
But the terminal wistfulness, I think, has little to do with concentration on
questions about philosophical foundations. It is rather a function of everybody's
inability to imagine a full-blown alternative to liberal society that would be both
achievable ...
Charles H. Reynolds, Ralph V. Norman, 1988
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SpiritSpeak: Liberating Insights Imparted by the Spirit
There Will one day come a time When you look back on your time in this place
With Wistfulness and great longing. It Will be the time When you remember
having your mother With you. It Will mean more to you than you could ever
realize in the ...
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William Faulkner: The Contemporary Reviews
“Faulkner. Verses. Show. Wistfulness.” Philadelphia. Public. Ledger,. May. 28,.
1932,. p. 11. Paul Romaine in his rather facetious preface remarks, “This book
was written by Youth, designed by Youth and published by Youth. The criticism
can ...
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Civil Society: Old Images, New Visions
Rorty's argument slides at this point into a contradictory muddle, which is
compounded by a second, and related, diffi— culty that stems from his political
wistfulness. Rorty tells us little or nothing about the organizing principles — the
procedural ...
But the stereotype betrays a longing. I've never told anyone I write poetry without,
after an initial shyness, getting the same reaction: respect, fascination,
wistfulness (they too write poetry, or used to, or wish they could, or know
someone who ...
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Directed by Dorothy Arzner
I couldn't help thinking as I looked at her of that writer who recently declared that
in order to succeed at anything, one must have wistfulness. Dorothy Arzner, for all
her will power and her poise and her fine determination, has great wistfulness.
She looked at him merely with agreat wistfulness, buthe knew itto be the
wistfulness of an equally great hunger. He wasthe food, and the sight of him
excitedin her the gustatory sensations.Her mouth opened,the saliva drooledforth,
and she ...
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Music, Art, and Metaphysics
Jerrold Levinson. aesthetic attributes of CWB carries over fairly plainly, I think, to
the hesitancy, unease, charm, and wistfulness of Bach's Prelude no. 12. These
are not merely arbitrary disjunctions of rhythms, harmonies, and textures. But is
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISTFULNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wistfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
Staten Island Summer takes Saturday Night Live to summer camp
Frustratingly, the movie is plenty likable when it's not trying to show off its wistfulness. As a reader of the fake news, Jost should know that sometimes silly jokes ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
Review: George Bowering's wistful look at the writing life
There's a wistfulness about the subject matter, as if to say, who can know anything of this world for sure? “There's a truth about the writing life here somewhere,” ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
'When Marnie Was There' Review: The Ghost and the Wistfulness
Very young children may be a bit hazy about the definition of melancholy, but that doesn't mean they can't feel it in their bones. When Marnie Was There may ... «Crave Online, May 15»
John Doyle: In Mad Men, all those unfulfilled promises start to add up
Animals, in all its wistfulness, was in my head after watching the first episode of the final batch of Mad Men episodes (Sunday, AMC, 10 p.m.). It's in my head now ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
36 Hours in Hanoi
Vietnam has been awash in a sort of wistfulness for bao cap, the lean years preceding doi moi, the government's economic reform measures initiated in 1986. «New York Times, Oct 14»
Labor Day brings a wistful end to summer
Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, brought with it a wistfulness of the summer that passed, the seemingly endless days of near perfect weather and ... «Asbury Park Press, Sep 14»
Nostalgic Syracuse: A Facebook page that intertwines loss …
Nostalgic Syracuse: A Facebook page that intertwines loss, wistfulness and ... with retail growth .... is the concept of nostalgia, of wistfulness for that vibrant past, ... «The Post-Standard, Jul 14»
Canada's doctors: the best, the brightest – and the burned out
The wistfulness comes from wondering whether I would want to be a member of the class of '14 if I had the opportunity. These are trying times for young doctors. «The Globe and Mail, Jun 14»
Mariella Devia Returns to New York in 'Roberto Devereux'
Sure of pitch and elegant in its phrasing, her modest-size voice has taken on a melancholy wistfulness. This made her small, tender moments even more moving ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
The Exquisite Wistfulness of 19th-Century Vegetarian Personal Ads
The Vault is Slate's history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 14»
