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Preah Ream (Rama) is standing on Hanuman, followed by his brother Preah Leak, and Vibhishana. The Khmer version of Ramayana bears the name Reamker (Ramakerti)-literally means "The Glory of Rama". Indeed, the story of Rama is present in both art and literature throughout the history of Cambodia.
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 ...
While dreams occur frequently throughout the history of literature, visionary literature as a genre began to flourish suddenly, and is especially characteristic in early medieval Europe. [1] In both its ancient and medieval form, the dream vision is often felt to be of divine origin.
Ream may refer to: Paper ream, unit of 500 sheets of paper; Ream (surname) Reamer, tool used to widen a hole; Ream, West Virginia; Ream, the name of Rama in the Khmer version of the Ramayana, the Reamker; Ream National Park, a national park in Cambodia; Ream Naval Base, Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Many authors will use quotations from literature as the title for their works. This may be done as a conscious allusion to the themes of the older work or simply because the phrase seems memorable. The following is a partial list of book titles taken from literature. It does not include phrases altered for parody.
What does an HEA book mean? "HEA" is an acronym for “happily ever after.” Most of the time, a book with an HEA is thought of as something that happens in romance novels: the guy and the girl ...
Paprika (1993) by Yasutaka Tsutsui is a science fiction novel that involves entering dream worlds using technology. In the book, dream monitoring and intervention as a means of treating mental disorders is a developing new form of psychotherapy in the near future. Unrest ensues when a new psychotherapy dream-analysis device is stolen, allowing ...
It was most likely written after The Book of the Duchess, but its chronological relation to Chaucer's other early poems is uncertain. [2] The House of Fame is over 2,005 lines long in three books and takes the form of a dream vision composed in octosyllabic couplets. Upon falling asleep the poet finds himself in a glass temple adorned with ...