10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRABNESS»
Discover the use of
drabness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drabness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transnational American Memories
The drabness of the present is only partly due to economic disenfranchisement,
an enfranchisement alleviated through the dollars of the American tourist on his
roots trip. It is a drabness which once again participates in what I have tried to ...
2
The Great Fire of London: A Story with Interpolations and ...
(from Chapter 6) 150 (§91) The sublime height of drabness By employing the
English words drab and drabness, I am conjuring up more than simple "lexical
entries": — drab', dull, bland; — drabness: characterized by dullness or
gloominess; ...
3
W.H. Auden's Poetry: Mythos, Theory, and Practice
Thus, if “drabness”—a lack of richness—is apt, drabness can hardly be said to
detract from a poem's formal beauty when beauty is defined in terms of “balance,
closure and aptness.” We can perhaps imagine poems in which “drabness” of ...
It was the drabness, Danny had reasoned with himself, which was the problem.
But they were not to be blamed – they had been in a drab environment for so
long that it filled their minds and bodies. They had become so used to decay that
...
Whilst a general air of drabness and delapidation was pervasive in the old areas
of some cities, there was often an enjoyable collective social life. In the new
housing estates and new towns a monotonous, but at first fresh, urban fabric ...
6
When the Children Came Home: Stories of Wartime Evacuees
Stories of Wartime Evacuees Julie Summers. thoughts of many of the girls and
they were highly critical when asked to give their first impressions for the school
book in 1990: '1943–Drabness, drabness, drabness –and darkness. Dark trains ...
7
A Bell Curve and Other Poems
Drabness. For me, all women dressed in dullish green, Or tawdry, shabby brown,
electric are; I'm tempted to strut, to serenade their star, And indeed they might
listen, knowing they'd been seen; But not a hint of a wilful come-on-hither Is
shown ...
By DARRELL HUFF VV hen you use the remarkably woodlike moldings and
carvings now available to rescue old or new doors, furniture, and built-ins from
drabness, you're right in the trend of the times. The richness these adaptable ...
9
Contemporary Russian: Contemporary Russian Translation Guide ...
... gloomy, dismal, colorless, color-related сероводородной (adjv) - hydrogen-
sulphidic, hydrogen-sulphiderelated серое (noun) - gray, neutral color, dullness,
drabness серой (adjv) - grayish, neutral, dull, drab, gloomy, dismal, uninteresting
, ...
10
Research Studies in Comparative Sociology
which represent an alleviation of the drabness of dailv life. It is tempting, perhaps,
to seek connections between the political realities of the Soviet system and the
delinquency problem. But delinquency itself shows little evidence of being a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRABNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
drabness is used in the context of the following news items.
Star of “Jimmy's Hall” talks about Irishman deported from Ireland …
I couldn't help but smile at the thought of Jimmy's secret weapon in the battle against drabness, his stylish gramophone brought back from the ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
River watcher: As clear and black and white
What a joy it was in the drabness of barren winter-gray Missouri woods to see that brilliant bird perched in the snowberry shrubs, “atilt like a ... «Oroville Mercury Register, Jul 15»
Finnish Design
A quick glance at Finnish commemoratives from the 1960s through 1980s (when, let's face it, drabness was in vogue) showcases a design ... «Coin World, Jul 15»
Heart of Americanness
The same worn-down houses and junk as in many of the other small towns we passed, with the added drabness of people just milling around. «Gapers Block, Jul 15»
Don't Mind Me: 'My hang up with our cookie cutter villages'
... that it did help remove some of the drabness from our lives and that it fostered a new spirit of co-operation and involvement in communities ... «Limerick Leader, Jul 15»
Top 5 films
... part of the charm for adults stems from the contrast between the realistic drabness of the settings and the slapstick humour. Digitally projected ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
English votes for English laws has made the the SNP unhappy in …
In the Grayling larynx resides all the dutiful drabness of the English Middle: stoical, industrious, hard to stir, decent. You could never accuse Mr ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Ingham's world: New birds are invading Britain's hot gardens
The British Trust for Ornithology, which has an online guide to the fledglings, says this drabness is partly a defence mechanism. Blander ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Ken Loach's Cottage Industry: Jimmy's Hall
... detail can't overcome the fundamental drabness of Loach's images, as the personalities of the few memorable supporting players can't make ... «The L Magazine, Jul 15»
Guo Pei: Pop star Rihanna's fashion designer of choice
The Communist drabness of those days, it seems, fostered in Guo Pei a desire for beauty. null Guo Pei's most expensive dresses retail for as ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
