And if he indulges in sex, it marks his downfall, as it did, so legend tells us, with Merlin, the tradition's first wizard, who is seduced by one of the Lady of the Lake's minions.
Our tradition's first assessment of Muhammad has been a disaster and has fueled centuries of conflict between Christians and Muslims.
Fitting squarely within this tradition, Tom McNeal's first novel, "Goodnight, Nebraska," delivers us deep into that part of the heartland where just-plain-folks go quietly stir-crazy, even as they're cheerily waving "Howdy" from their pickup trucks.
Born in the same year as Bartok and Stravinsky, Szymanowski didn't enjoy their luxury of growing up in a vibrant symphonic tradition: Poland's first professional orchestra was only founded in 1901, and Szymanowski had to look to Russia, France and Germany for his initial inspiration.
Author and poet Jericho Brown sits for an interview at the 2019 L.A. Times Festival of Books to chat about his latest release, "The Tradition". Jericho Brown's first book, "Please," won the American Book Award.
Roman historians later attributed coinage unhesitatingly to the much earlier regal period: some derived nummus ("coin") from Numa Pompilius, by tradition Rome's second king, and Servius Tullius was credited with silver coinage, as well as with bronze stamped with the device of cattle.
New cohort of fellows to carry on humanitarian tradition at MIT. Museum's first endowed position will be held by John Durant, its incumbent director.
Because political expression occupies such a hallowed place in the American constitutional tradition, the court's First Amendment concerns won't vanish.
Last year, labor leaders defied tradition — the nation's first Labor Day parade was held in Manhattan in 1882 — and decided against holding the parade.
With his big, gruff sound and extroverted, heart-on-sleeve approach, Mr. Ashby was unmistakably in the tradition of Ellington's first great tenor saxophone soloist, Ben Webster.
The Expos' demise confirmed that the Montreal market was not major league; yet six years later, the city, whose long baseball tradition includes Jackie Robinson's first minor league home, has yet to attract even a low minor league team.
