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11performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
12French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
13Apocrypha — • A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apocrypha Apocrypha …
14romanesque — [ rɔmanɛsk ] adj. et n. m. • 1628; h. XVIe; de 1. roman, d apr. it. romanesco 1 ♦ Qui offre les caractères du roman traditionnel : poésie sentimentale, aventures extraordinaires. Aventures romanesques. Une passion romanesque. « Il y a je ne sais… …
15French literature of the 17th century — mdash;the so called Grand Siècle mdash;spans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici, Louis XIII of France, the Regency of Anne of Austria (and the civil war called the Fronde) and the reign of Louis XIV of France. The… …
16motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
17folle — 1. folle [ fɔl ] n. f. • 1553; lat. follis « enveloppe »; cf. fou, follicule ♦ Région. (Normandie) Filet fixe à grandes mailles pour la pêche en mer. folle 2. folle → fou ● folle nom féminin (mot normand, de l ancien français fol, soufflet) Filet …
18extraordinaire — [ ɛkstraɔrdinɛr ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. extraordinarius « qui sort de l ordre » 1 ♦ Qui n est pas selon l usage ordinaire, selon l ordre commun. ⇒ anormal, exceptionnel, inhabituel, inusité. Les moyens habituels ne suffisant pas, on prit des mesures …
19theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …
20List of Father Ted characters — The four main characters of Father Ted. Middle rear: Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), left: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O Hanlon), front: Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly), right: Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn). Father Ted was a cult comedy… …
