ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANECDOTE
From Medieval Latin anecdota unpublished items, from Greek anekdotos unpublished, from an- + ekdotos published, from ekdidonai, from ek- out + didonai to give.
6 QUOTES WITH «ANECDOTE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
anecdote.
One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.
Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.
If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be true. Then the more times you hear it the less likely it is to be true.
Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeologists, engineers, but there were no creative painters.
Sometimes I get the start of a story from a memory, an anecdote, but that gets lost and is usually unrecognizable in the final story.
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANECDOTE»
Discover the use of
anecdote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
anecdote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The flowers of
anecdote, wit, humour, gaiety, & genius
FLOWERS. OF. ANECDOTE. Duchess of Orleans. — In Paris the gallery of the
theatres, it is well known, is called " le Paradis," or Paradise. The Duchess of
Orleans took a fancy to go to the play one night, with only a file de chambre, and
to sit ...
Presenting the origins of vampires, as forged by their founding lords across time. From the mutated animal strains causing werewolves, to the plague of Dracula from his consumption of plague blood; causing his branch to to fear the sun.
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The Book of Scottish
Anecdote: Humorous, Social, Legendary ...
1888. A wonderful collection of Scottish Anecdotes.
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Nuts to crack: or, Quips, quirks,
anecdote, and facete, of ...
Richard Gooch. lor's presence, he began hawking and spitting about the room.
This the Vice-Chancellor observed, and asked what he meant by it ? " Please
your worship," said he, " I came here on purpose to clear myself." The Vice- ...
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The
anecdote book; moral and religious
Anecdote book. bench, as if going to rise, and, with great emotion, spoke to the
following effect : " Where am I ? Am I in the place of one of the universities of this
kingdom, where it is to be supposed that young gentlemen are educated in the ...
Charles II. and the cook » « I4» Cabbage Tree discovered by a taylor -\ •* 141
Curricles aud Gigs, an anecdote - J - 141 Canonicus, remarks on by Fabio - / -
145 Civility, an anecdote of Sir Wm. Gourh - - 166 Comparison to the mind - - -
175 ...
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Anecdote Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Richard Henry Stoddard, 2009
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The
Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis: A ...
This major study of a Markan genre, represented in the central section 8.27-10.4, ranges through Greek, rabbinic and early Christian literature, providing detailed comparison with the anecdotes in Lucian's Demonax and the Mishnah.Moeser ...
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Brighten Up Boring Beginnings and Other Quick Writing Lessons
A A. A less Heighten Interest With Anecdotes Anecdote Defined: Think of an
anecdote as a small scene that captures the personality of your main character.
Or, in nonfiction, the anecdote illustrates the main thrust of your piece. For
example, if ...
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Natural History in
Anecdote
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANECDOTE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
anecdote is used in the context of the following news items.
Alonso says "free" point just an anecdote
Fernando Alonso says the "free" point he scored in the British Grand Prix is just an anecdote, as he wants his McLaren team to finish on ... «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
Rachel McAdams (left), Taylor Kitsch Rachel McAdams (left), Taylor …
The signs of this inner conflict are there in the first two episodes—the blue pill, the casual/not casual slur he drops in the anecdote about the ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
Evel Economakis proves nominative determinism alive and well in …
When he appeared on the New Statesman website last week considering the referendum, he began with a sadly familiar anecdote. “I went to ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Here's What 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' Actress Divyanka Tripathi's …
Anas Rashid of "Diya Aur Baati Hum" has an interesting anecdote too. A hyderabadi fan travelled all the way to Mumbai and waited for him for 9 ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
Five Minnesotans file to run for president in 2016
Being a presidential candidate, he said, makes a good anecdote to drop in conversations. “Now when someone says something [about ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
This Geek Will Put Reporters Out of Business
The process of prying open a previously inscrutable device to glimpse its inner works often follows the same trajectory as the Gibson anecdote. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
What's on TV Wednesday: Ashes bring the chatter of cricket
Will Ian Chappell have an anecdote about the '70s, or will he just complain about how many coaches there are these days? Will Michael Slater ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Rosemary Armao
Bill Dowd: Nice anecdote. I recall my wife ordering a Dubonnet before dinner at a popular local restaurant and having... Getting out the young ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
Cynthia Tucker: A more perfect union comes from accounting for the …
The story of Colonists who were tired of paying high taxes on their imported tea is a well-told anecdote, but it neither begins nor ends a rather ... «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
Masters links Watson, Weir
Watson shared an amusing anecdote about Weir's Masters victory during a recent interview. “I missed the cut in 2003,” the 65-year-old Watson ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
