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The Nonexistent Knight (Italian: Il cavaliere inesistente) is an allegorical fantasy novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino, first published in Italian in 1959 and in English translation in 1962. The tale explores questions of identity, integration with society, and virtue through the adventures of Agilulf, a medieval knight who exemplifies ...
A creation of 4 Russian writers, including Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) and Alexei Zhemchuzhnikov. Lemony Snicket, a pseudonym used by Daniel Handler for his A Series of Unfortunate Events. Snicket, who is also a character in the books, is the meta-fictional narrator of the series.
The horse Bayard carrying the four sons of Aymon, miniature in a manuscript from the 14th century. The Four Sons of Aymon (French: [Les] Quatre fils Aymon, Dutch: De Vier Heemskinderen, German: Die Vier Haimonskinder), sometimes also referred to as Renaud de Montauban (after its main character) is a medieval tale spun around the four sons of Duke Aymon: the knight Renaud de Montauban (also ...
The story features four divine Dragon Kings, rulers of the four parts of the world according to Chinese myths. The brothers are reborn in the modern world, complete with supernatural powers and the ability to become the Dragons which are their true forms. They are content to live ordinary lives as long as nobody meddles with them.
Thus non-existent things like unicorns, square circles, and golden mountains can have different properties, and must have a 'being such-and-such' even though they lack 'being' proper. [13] The strangeness of such entities led to this ontological realm being referred to as "Meinong's jungle".
In two autobiographical essays published in 1962 and 1970, Calvino described himself as "atheist" and his outlook as "non-religious". [ 50 ] The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born.
The play's use of modern language and idiom has also received mixed reviews, drawing comparisons with Blackadder, [14] A Knight's Tale and Reservoir Dogs. [15] The Guardian review of the premiere felt that it was a good, if overused comic device, [ 1 ] while the Times thought the language, while adding realism, made the play feel lightweight.
Four Knights may refer to: Four Knights Game, a chess opening; The Four Knights, an American doo wop group; Four Nights in Knaresborough, a play by Paul Corcoran (Paul Webb) The working title for the 1971 song, "Early 1970" by Ringo Starr; The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; The current 4 autonomous okrugs of Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug