ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTRETEMPS
From French, from contre against + temps time, from Latin tempus.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRETEMPS»
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contretemps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Dictionary of Ballet Terms
CONTRETEMPS. The dancer stands with the left foot behind him. 1. As the right
heel rises, the dancer describes a little circle just clear of the floor with the left foot
, bringing it round to the front and replacing the right, which then slides out to the
...
"L'aphorisme a contretemps" came into being in 1986 when Der- rida was invited
to write a piece on Romeo and Juliet for a production of the play in Paris by
Daniel Mesguich, and its specificity is signaled by the irreducibly personal note
with ...
Jacques Derrida, Derek Attridge, 1992
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Deconstruction Is/In America: A New Sense of the Political
But this contretemps is a contretemps within the contretemps because it is a
question of a contretemps on the subject of an utterance that says the
contretemps. Repetition, the law of iterability, is still the law of differance here.
This is not the first ...
Anselm Haverkamp, H. R. Dodge, 1996
4
Philosophers on Shakespeare
3. An aphorism is a name but every name can take on the figure of aphorism. 4.
An aphorism is exposure to contretemps.1 It exposes discourse—hands it over to
contretemps. Literally—because it is abandoning a word [une parole] to its letter.
There is no reason," insisted the lieutenant, " why — Columbus should be
forgotten," and Contretemps scowled fiercely at Mr. Buttons, who sat opposite
and had been sedulously occupied the whole evening in keeping everything but
ice-water ...
6
Paradox, Aphorism and Desire in Novalis and Derrida
Novalis puts it as follows: 'Im Unterbrechen liegt der Begriff des Fortsetzens, der
Thätigkeit'. This recalls Derrida's assertion in 'L'Aphorisme à contretemps': '
Malgré les apparences, un aphorisme n'arrive jamais seul, il ne vient pas tout
seul.
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Hélène Cixous, Rootprints: Memory and Life Writing
... without sexual difference, as if sexual difference were contretemps itself, a
Story of Contretemps. One of the effects of Contretemps today is that, among
other things, Hélène furnished me unknowingly with the word fourmi, giving it to
me thus.
Mireille Calle-Gruber, Hélène Cixous, 2012
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Verbal Advantage: Ten Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary
An embarrassing, awkward, unexpected situation or event; a sudden mishap or
hitch; an inopportune occurrence. In colloquial terms, a contretemps is something
that happens in the wrong place at the wrong time, which leaves you high and ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2009
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Dance and Music of Court and Theater: Selected Writings of ...
In this contretemps the two pas marches are placed: into fifth (or third) position in
front or behind; into second position. It begins in second position with the weight
on both feet (L187), although Rameau says that many people do begin from one
...
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The Hélène Cixous Reader
... at the appointment, with or without contretemps, my other hypothesis being that
there are no appointments without the space of the contretemps, without the
spacing of the contretemps, and there is no contretemps without sexual
difference, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRETEMPS»
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contretemps is used in the context of the following news items.
Stop bed-wetting over Hillary Clinton campaign
For all the contretemps about emails, speeches and roped-off reporters, elections are about fundamentals and the fundamentals point to a ... «WCTI12.com, Jul 15»
Paris when it sizzles: Maureen Dowd
The contretemps was a reminder that Gore's prissy attitude toward l'affaire Monica helped cost him the election, because he was so angry at ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
Mamelodi Down: How a transport spat could turn into full-blown war
... been no reports of violence related to the transportation contretemps since Friday. The SAPS did not deem it necessary to deploy the army in ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
You Bet, Ghana Is Ready For An RTI Law!
... high crimes and misdemeanors, as have recently come to light in the Woyome Scandal, as well as the legion judgment-debt contretemps. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
Maureen Dowd: Ruckuses on the Riviera
The contretemps was a reminder that Gore's prissy attitude toward l'affaire Monica helped cost him the election, because he was so angry at ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
So far, so good: Critics are carping, but Bill de Blasio deserves high …
Contretemps about stats and very real concerns about police-community relations should not distract us from the remarkable fact that crime is ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Hughes legacy will be tested
The whiff of verbal cordite was in the air even before David Warner revived memories of his contretemps with Joe Root. James Anderson trod ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
Free speech has a price — letting jerks have their say
... recent contretemps in Western Massachusetts, where a venerable newspaper, The Berkshire Eagle, came under harsh criticism for printing a ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Bra war shakes foundation trade in Albany New York region
It's gotten very heated and personal. That's unfortunate." The owner of the hair salon next to the bra shop observed the contretemps. "We were ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
Sri Lanka: On Rajapaksa's Return
... opposed to Mahinda Rajapaksa's return will be watching the coalition contretemps to find a face saving way to handle election uncertainties. «Sri Lanka Guardian, Jul 15»
