10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWERLESS»
Discover the use of
dowerless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dowerless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Women in Russian Theatre: The Actress in the Silver Age
Oddly, during this period, Kommissarzhevskaia also had tremendous success as
Larisa in Ostrovski's The Dowerless Bride (Bespridannitsa). The play and the role
diverged from Vera Fedorovna's usual repertoire: not only is The Dowerless ...
2
The Code of Hammurabi: King of Babylon, About 2250 B. C.
... brothers her heirs, 181. - dowerless priestess of Marduk has one-third son's
share, 182. priestess of Marduk may bequeath where she will, 182. assault on
pregnant slave, producing death, one-third mina, 214. for INDEX OF SUBJECTS
121.
Robert Francis Harper, K. C. Hanson,
2007
3
Shakespeare, Law, and Marriage
Thy dowerless daughter, King, thrown to my chance, Is queen of us, of ours, and
our fair France. Not all the dukes of wat'rish Burgundy Can buy this unprized
precious maid of me. – Bid them farewell, Cordelia, though unkind. Thou losest
here ...
B. J. Sokol, Mary Sokol,
2003
4
The Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon: About 2250 B.C. : ...
... 179. dowerless virgin has son's share of estate, 180. her brothers her heirs,
180. dowerless prostitute has one-third son's share; her brothers her heirs, 181.
dowerless priestess of Marduk has one-third son's share, 182. priestess of
Marduk ...
Robert Francis Harper,
1904
5
A vindication of dr. Paley's theory of morals from the ...
be. but. ill. exchanged. for. the. dowerless. philosophy. of. the. Porch.*. feint qu'on
pouvoit rire dans la pauvreté, être insensible aux injures, à l'ingratitude, aux
pertes des biens, comme à celle des parens et des amis, regarder froidement la ...
6
Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Thesaurus: A Welsh and English ...
Anwaddol, a. dowerless. Anwudtloli, v a. to deprive ofdower. A nwaddolog, a.
dowerless. Anwael, a. not vile; not base. ~ Anwaelder, s. m. a being not vile, or
ignoble. Anwaer, a. incontinent, or unchaste. Anwaererl, s. m. an ascent.
Anwaeredd ...
7
Marriage Contracts from Chaucer to the Renaissance Stage
Judges, however, were rarely if ever swayed.8 It is tempting (though fruitless) to
wonder how the Clerk's Tale would have been different if, instead of the
dowerless Griselde, Walter had picked out for marriage the equally dowerless
May.
Kathryn Elisabeth Jacobs,
2001
8
Regional Variations in Matrimonial Law and Custom in Europe, ...
This venets was a set amount of money.42 In some regions, it was applicable
only to remarrying widows with no dower,43 in others not merely upon
remarriage.44 The difference between the position of the dowerless remarrying
widows in ...
9
At Home with André and Simone Weil
In which we return to the year 1870, and we perceive that the status of dowerless
daughter (it will be recalled how poor Salomon was hopeless in business matters
) was lucky for Hermine. I could not expect any dowry from my parents, writes ...
10
The Lure of the Mask (Volume 1 of 2 ) (EasyRead Super Large ...
... nor thrust opera-singers into the house she shares with us." "And when you
marry?" "Well, it is generally the woman we love. Dowries are not considered.
There is no social law which forbids a dowerless girl to marry a dowerless 133.
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWERLESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dowerless is used in the context of the following news items.
Royal Madness at Himmel Park...Well, OK, "King Lear"
Later, France agrees to marry the now dowerless and banished Cordelia. When Kent attempts to defend Cordelia, Lear banishes him as well. «Tucson Weekly, Sep 14»
Does Santa have bad breath: Press Run
One story implicates him of secretly bestowing gifts of gold to three dowerless unmarried girls, dropping the bags of gold down their chimney ... «Sun Star Courier, Dec 13»
'Cruel Romance' at Russian Centre
Russian film 'Cruel Romance' based on the play “A Dowerless Girl” by the prominent 19th-century Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky will be screened at ... «Sunday Times.lk, Jan 10»
Chengara's Dalit-Adivasis Call To Restore Their Fundamental Rights
Recently a friend wrote to me from London about casteless, dowerless society in Kerala. Yes, I said, Kerala's caste prejudices are hidden ... «CounterCurrents.org, Oct 08»