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"What's past is prologue" is a quotation of William Shakespeare from his play The Tempest. In contemporary use, the phrase stands for the idea that history sets the context for the present. In contemporary use, the phrase stands for the idea that history sets the context for the present.
Past Is Prologue may refer to: " What's past is prologue ", a quotation from the 1611 play The Tempest by William Shakespeare "Past Is Prologue" ( Defiance ) , a 2013 episode of the American science fiction series Defiance
A literature review is an overview of previously published works on a particular topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as books or articles. Either way, a literature review provides the researcher /author and the audiences with general information of an existing knowledge of a particular topic.
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, "before" and λόγος lógos, "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.
May 17—In 1992, the #MeToo movement was 25 years from holding powerful figures accountable, and "sexual harassment" was not the household term it is today. That year, David Mamet's play Oleanna ...
The epigraph may serve as a preface to the work; as a summary; as a counter-example; or as a link from the work to a wider literary canon, [2] with the purpose of either inviting comparison or enlisting a conventional context. [3] A book may have an overall epigraph that is part of the front matter, or one for each chapter.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Here's how to read all the 'Outlander' books in order, including the spin-offs and novellas, like the 'Lord John' series.