But then, most of Eliot's dramas, and all that have a contemporary setting, are fixated on at least one Greek tragedy: The Family Reunion is paired with Aeschylus's Eumenides, The Confidential Clerk with Euripides' Ion, The Cocktail Party with Euripides' Alcestis, and The
Elder Statesman with Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus Tyrannus, and Antigone.
Oedipus, Suez, and Hungary: T.S. Eliot's tradition and The Elder Statesman
In death, he was the intellectual titan who had foreseen and ushered in the end of the Cold War, the architect of domestic prosperity, the sage
elder statesman who had overcome the "tragedy" of Watergate.
A Nixon postscript
Republicans, meanwhile, not knowing what else to do with him, have begun to treat him as a venerable
elder statesman. The waning days of the hapless Bush administration saw many strange sights, but none stranger than Thurmond's being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the first (and presumably the last) segregationist champion to be so honored.
Strom Thurmond and the Politics of Southern Change
And, the
elder statesman would warn, be alert to the you're-just-one-of-the-multitudes ploy used by many reporters.
Now hear this! Facts of life for reporters and sources
At one time or another, each physician has fit into one or more of the following leadership slots: hospital chief of staff or department chairperson; CEO or medical director in a group practice, HMO, or hospital; commanding officer of a military unit; political leader in a medical community or organization; respected clinician; or
elder statesman or stateswoman.
We are our brothers' keepers
As an
elder statesman, he was for many years a valued, if unofficial, adviser to presidents, his "office " a famous park bench in Jackson Square, opposite the White House.
Baruch, Bernard M(annes)
The delegation was on a condolence visit to the
elder statesman whose daughter was killed by gunmen at Ore junction in Ondo State.
Ondo Deputy Governor, SSG, Visit Fasoranti Over Daughter's Death
Mr Schmidt went on to become an iconic
elder statesman, weighing in on Germany's political debates into his nineties.
German ex-leader Schmidt, 96, dies; WORLD BULLETINS
"So is Innes and Andrew Weatherall." NOEL ON BEING AN
ELDER STATESMAN OF ROCK "Do I feel it?
Ithought Aviciiwasa restaurant; He's a veteran of two decades of T in the Park, he thinks corporate culture has killed music and he has never heard of Saturday night's headline act.. but don't call Noel an elder statesman
No, the
elder statesman said, that's the opposition - the real enemy is behind you.
Roger has a tough old back; COMMENT
Elder statesman: Stephen Carr has impressed the boss.
Carr has Eck awe-struck
Derby third strikes under
elder statesman Noel Harris at Hastings
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HOW nice to see the
elder statesman of the team of councillors from Fazakerley gracing the front page of your newspaper on Tuesday, February 5, showing that, despite his advancing years and declining health, he can still get his face on the front of a newspaper.
Letter: Cover picture
Louis Johnson, another
elder statesman (he choreographed Broadway's original Purlie), offered his lyrical Duet for Noel Pointer, with Rocklin Thompson and April Thomas Wilkins demonstrating flawless technique and beautiful lines within their steamy partnering.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
He speaks as a young leader in the 1950s, as a convicted enemy of the apartheid state facing the gallows in 1964, as a newly elected president exactly 30 years later, and as the revered
elder statesman of Africa, advocating for peace on a troubled continent well into his retirement.
Nelson Mandela: In His Own Words