The study confirms the value of this enterprise; in lucid prose, Surface Encounters offers not only a new perspective on the challenges of thinking about animals, but also a sound introduction to the ways that posthumanist discourse contributes to animal studies.
In the 17th century, lucid dreaming surfaced again (7).
Both women are relatively lucid, their forgetfulness surfacing in spurts.
The paradox that drives Kobborg's dancing is the lucid poise of its surface and the volatility of its emotional undertow, and it is a combination that illuminates Rudolf's character with masterly subtlety.
At first glance the film seems like little more than an extended anecdote, but underneath this plain narrative surface is a lucid and melancholy inquiry into the current state of American society.
"It is also, on the surface, one of his most lucid, if a film that tries to dramatize spiritual exhaustion can ever be said to be really lucid".
On the surface, the Bartok piano concerto is engagingly energetic with lucid themes and dancelike rhythms.
The lucid, modest performances here let the comedy, poignancy and unlikely magic of "Cymbeline" surface gently and naturally, unencumbered by conceptual baggage.
Mr. Mambo wears his pain, his rage and his humor closer to the surface; he's a slightly less compelling musical presence, but a more lucid storyteller.
