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  • 81Gorgias (dialogue) — Part of the series on: The Dialogues of Plato Early dialogues: Apology – Charmides – Crito Euthyphro – …

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  • 82The Maid's Metamorphosis — is a late Elizabethan stage play, a pastoral first published in 1600. The play, a comedy of considerable merit, [Schelling, Vol. 1, p. 151.] was published anonymously, and its authorship has been a long standing point of dispute among… …

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  • 83A Hornbook for Witches — Infobox Book name = A Hornbook for Witches title orig = translator = image caption = Jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for A Hornbook for Witches author = Leah Bodine Drake illustrator = cover artist = Frank Utpatel country = United States… …

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  • 84Love Tricks — Love Tricks, or The School of Complement is a Caroline stage play by James Shirley, his earliest known work. Performance Love Tricks was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on February 10, 1625; it was… …

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  • 85Poculi Ludique Societas — PLS, or Poculi Ludique Societas, the Medieval Renaissance Players of Toronto, sponsors productions of early plays, from the beginnings of medieval drama (see mystery plays) to as late as the middle of the seventeenth century. The group had its… …

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  • 86bubbe meise — noun grandmothers tale; An old wives tale ; a fairytale …

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  • 87100 лучших романов Новейшей библиотеки — Нью Йоркское издательство Modern Library в 1998 году выпустило рейтинг 100 лучших литературных произведений, написанных на английском языке в XX веке. Этот рейтинг был составлен на основании мнения специально созданной редакторской группы… …

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  • 88ÉLISABÉTHAIN (THÉÂTRE) — On désigne sous le terme de théâtre élisabéthain la production dramatique qui fit la gloire littéraire du règne d’Élisabeth Ire (1558 1603) et se prolongea jusqu’à la fermeture des théâtres, en septembre 1642, après la victoire des puritains.… …

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  • 89myth — noun 1) ancient Greek myths Syn: folk tale, folk story, legend, fable, saga, lore, folklore 2) the myths surrounding childbirth Syn: misconception, fallacy, old wives tale, fairy s …

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  • 90Peele, George — (?1558 ?1596)    One of the most significant poets who was writing before Shakespeare. He was born probably in London and was educated at Christ s Hospital, the Bluecoat School, from 1565 to 1570, where his father was clerk. He graduated M.A.… …

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