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Tuhfat al-Nafis (Arabic: تحفة النفيس; English: The Precious Gift) is a work of Malay literature written by the Bugis [1] Raja Ali Haji in Jawi in around 1866–1870. [2] who is of Malay-Bugis descent. It records and chronicles events, especially those of the 19th century, that occurred in several Malay states.
Ütopya is the Turkish version of the Dutch TV series Utopia, created by John de Mol.The series follows a group of people who attempt to maintain a society in a remote area.
Laocoön and His Sons sculpture shows them being attacked by sea serpents. As related in the Aeneid, after a nine-year war on the beaches of Troy between the Danaans (Greeks from the mainland) and the Trojans, the Greek seer Calchas induces the leaders of the Greek army to win the war by means of subterfuge: build a huge wooden horse and sail away from Troy as if in defeat—leaving the horse ...
The Pleasant Comedie of Old Fortunatus is a play in a mixture of prose and verse by Thomas Dekker, based on the German legend of Fortunatus and his magic inexhaustible purse.
The Three Sacred Treasures (三種の神器, Sanshu no Jingi/Mikusa no Kamudakara) are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi (草薙劍), the mirror Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡), and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊勾玉).
The opposite of a utopia is a dystopia. Utopian and dystopian fiction has become a popular literary category. Despite being common parlance for something imaginary, utopianism inspired and was inspired by some reality-based fields and concepts such as architecture, file sharing, social networks, universal basic income, communes, open borders and even pirate bases.
Timaeus; Unlike the other speakers of the Critias, it is unclear whether Timaeus is a historical figure or not.While some classicists regard him as definitively historical, [4] others guess that "Plato's picture of him has probably borrowed traits from various quarters". [5]
Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency.