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"If—" is a poem by English poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), written circa 1895 [1] as a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. It is a literary example of Victorian-era stoicism. [2] The poem, first published in Rewards and Fairies (1910) following the story "Brother Square-Toes", is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet's son ...
The comparative analysis of different Indo-European tales has led scholars to reconstruct an original Proto-Indo-European creation myth involving twin brothers, * Mónus ('Man') and * YémHos ('Twin'), as the progenitors of the world and mankind, and a hero named * Trito ('Third') who ensured the continuity of the original sacrifice.
The Indo-European cosmogony refers to the creation myth of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European mythology.. The comparative analysis of different Indo-European tales has led scholars to reconstruct an original Proto-Indo-European creation myth involving twin brothers, * Manu-('Man') and * Yemo-('Twin'), as the progenitors of the world and mankind, and a hero named * Trito ('Third') who ...
Scene from 'Twelfth Night' ('Malvolio and the Countess'), Daniel Maclise (1840) Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.
Viola's actions produce all of the play's momentum. She is a young woman of Messaline. In the beginning, Viola is found shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria and separated from her twin brother, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, the Sea Captain tells her that this place is ruled by the Duke Orsino, who is in love with Countess Olivia.
When he asks if she knows of any Jews in the area, Ida Mae Belkin admits to being one herself. Fast forward some 20 years and Marty, who has become a religious scholar at a Brooklyn yeshiva and ...
It is the story of twin brothers, abandoned in the woods in infancy. Valentine is brought up as a knight at the court of Pepin, while Orson grows up in a bear's den to be a wild man of the woods, until Valentine finds, overcomes, and tames him. He then becomes Valentine's servant and comrade.
Here's what we do know for sure: until they were collected by early catalogers Giambattista Basile, Charles Perrault, and The Brothers Grimm, fairy tales were shared orally. And, a look at the sources cited in these first collections reveals that the tellers of these tales — at least during the Grimms' heydey — were women.