(As an example of how America provides "adequate illusions" of social equality, he notes that fans of, say, the Los Angeles Lakers "can vicariously share in their team's triumphal quest for enduring greatness").
A more balanced estimate of Tennyson has begun to prevail, however, with the recognition of the enduring greatness of "Ulysses," the unique poignancy of Tennyson's best lyric poems, and, above all, the stature of In Memoriam as the great representative poem of the Victorian Age.
Thus, from the opening scene, Upton dispenses with the various nuances of Hedda's character — part of her enduring greatness is that we will never entirely understand her — and leaves us in the company of a woman whose cutting speech is as small-minded as the circumstances in which she finds herself.
Ultimately, isn't our democracy's proven ability to respond to, change through and absorb crisis the clearest testament to the enduring greatness of our country?
But the most convincing argument for James's enduring greatness comes from her funky, understated treatment of the Leiber and Stoller classic "Hound Dog" which goes back before Elvis, back to when Big Mama Thornton topped the charts with the song in 1953.
He concludes, "Ibsen's enduring greatness as a dramatist is due not to his technical innovations, but to the depth and subtlety of his understanding of human character (especially feminine character), and, which is rarer, of human relationships".
Mayweather and Pacquiao are flirting with enduring greatness, and the only thing standing between them and boxing immortality is their refusal to face each other.
It absolutely must be addressed to ensure America's future and its enduring greatness.
This was the stuff of enduring depression.
This is of enduring importance.
