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  • travesty — I noun burlesque, burlesque translation, caricature, crude presentation, distortion, exaggeration, farce, imitation, lampoon, low comedy, ludicrous presentation, mimicry, mockery, parody, perversion, ridicule, take off II index caricature,… …   Law dictionary

  • Travesties — Travesty Trav es*ty, n.; pl. {Travesties}. A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. [1913 Webster] The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Travesty — Trav es*ty, n.; pl. {Travesties}. A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. [1913 Webster] The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • travesty — I. transitive verb ( tied; tying) Date: 1673 to make a travesty of ; parody II. noun (plural ties) Etymology: obsolete English travesty disguised, parodied, from French travesti, past participle of travestir to disguise, from Italian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

  • La Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea — ( The Fable of Polyphemus and Galatea ), or simply the , is a literary work written by one of 17th century Spain’s most prominent and inventive lyric poets, Luis de Góngora y Argote. The poem, though borrowing heavily from prior literary sources… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Cotton — For other people named Charles Cotton, see Charles Cotton (disambiguation). Charles Cotton from Angling by Alexander Cargill (published 1897)[1] Charles Cotton (April 28, 1630 – February 16, 1687) was an English poet and writer, best know …   Wikipedia

  • Striptease — This article is about the type of dance. For other uses, see Striptease (disambiguation). American burlesque dancer Lola Bel Aire performing a traditional striptease. A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually… …   Wikipedia

  • Renard (Stravinsky) — The full Russian name of the piece is: Байка про лису, петуха, кота, да барана. Весёлое представление с пением и музыкой – (Bayka pro lisu, petukha, kota da barana. Vesyoloe predstavlenie s peniem i muzykoi – The Fable of the Vixen, the Cock, the …   Wikipedia

  • Cervantes, Miguel de — ▪ Spanish writer Introduction in full  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra  born September 29?, 1547, Alcalá de Henares, Spain died April 22, 1616, Madrid  Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and the most… …   Universalium

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