The kinds of specificity of character and emotion (Juliet's erudition, Prospero's memories, Macbeth's fears) that Shakespeare evokes in the plays is worlds away from the inchoate, ineffable communication of dance and its relatively broad storytelling capacities.
And this kind of specificity, I felt, was enriched by this speedy process.
That kind of specificity makes pointed sense in a Trollope tome; "Cranford" is 187 pages long.
In his 2012 interview with Doyle, Garrett expressed pride in his pioneering effort in providing that kind of specificity.
Phillips and Rove gave me a copy of this document, which provides a good example of the kind of specificity that Phillips was talking about.
I never spoke about these dreams with any kind of specificity, aware that a midnight vision described in hospital lighting immediately becomes a symptom.
"There will come a time, I believe, that we'll have that kind of -- a word they like to use in intelligence -- granularity, that kind of specificity, that we'll be able to do that".
"We've only had it in operation for a year, but our hope is to refine it in the months and years ahead so we can get that kind of specificity," he said.
Anyone with this kind of specificity about the dwellings in her dreams has problems that this movie can't be bothered to develop; most people can't even remember what they wear in their dreams.
Rather than singling out specific cuisines, I've opted for regions like "Mediterranean" and "East Asia," which gives you a great deal of liberty and avoids the kind of specificity that many people find restrictive.
But then there's a moment of terror: What if the person summons up a question or comment with any kind of specificity at all? Basically, what if she aims to do anything other than merely brag about having read "Daniel Deronda"?
