2001: A Space Odyssey was Stanley Kubrick's hyperformalist rendition of an Arthur Clarke science-fiction novel that became a light show for potheads.* 2001: A Space Odyssey Odyssey (ŏd`ĭsē): see Homer. Odyssey Homer’s long, narrative poem centered on Odysseus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Epic Odyssey was Stanley Kubrick's hyperformalist rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. of an Arthur Clarke science-fiction novel that became a light show for potheads. Truth is always stranger and more wonderful than even the strangest fiction, as the pictures of Saturn's rings See Saturn. See also: Ring , beamed back to us from space, show. Nothing could be as marvelous as these patterns of dark and light, made by dust and ice dancing ice dancing, ice-skating competition in which couples are required to perform dance routines to music. The sport gained popularity in the 1930s and the first world championships were held in 1950. to the laws of gravity--unless it is the curiosity of the creatures from another planet who observe them, or (greatest of all) the pleasure of the Maker of dust, ice, laws, and creatures. |
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