10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPICENE»
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epicene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
epicene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Epicene, Or, The Silent Woman
This authoritative new edition of "Epicene" locates it precisely in the world of Jacobean wit, court, commerce sexual ambiguity and theatrical innovation which are its own subject-matter.
Ben Jonson, Richard Dutton, 2003
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The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama
Epicene, or The Silent Woman (I609). A comedy by Ben Jonson. Frequently
described as Jonson's gayest and liveliest comedy. Epicene recounts the trials of
Morose. a gentleman inordinately sensitive to noise. Displeased with the
behavior of ...
John Gassner, Edward Quinn, 2002
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Outlaw Rhetoric: Figuring Vernacular Eloquence in ...
revelation of Epicene's gender and Truewit's concluding witticism. Indeed, the
very title of the play aligns its disorderly content with the grammatical ac- cidents
governed by the figure. “Epicene”is a term borrowed from Latin and Greek ...
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... pharmaceutical biotype »habitat, range, station birthright I »right, appanage,
prerogative, privilege, perquisite 2 patrimony, »heritage, inheritance bisexual udj
Bisexual, hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite, androgynous, epicene are comparable
...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Men in Women's Clothing: Anti-theatricality and ...
This perceptive essay is one of the first to comment at all on the "epicene" nature
of Epicoene. It fails, however, 1) to situate the anxiety about androgyny in relation
to Renaissance anti-theatricality, 2) to take stock of what happens dramatically ...
6
Annotations to William Faulkner's The Hamlet
19.22 epicene gallows: Faulkner uses a favorite word. reserved in his earlier
fiction for androgynous Flapper girls. Januarius Jones cannot imagine anyone
making love to the "epicene" Cecily Saunders )SP 249). Cf. also Narcissa
Benbow's ...
Catherine D. Holmes, 1996
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Epicoene: Or the Silent Woman
Lester A. Beaurline was professor of English at the University of Virginia. He was an editor of Studies in Bibliography, the works of John Suckling, and (with Fredson Bowers) the plays of Ben Jonson.
Ben Jonson, Lester A. Beaurline, 1966
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Language in the USA: Themes for the Twenty-first Century
Advocates of traditional prescriptive grammar argue that he, his, and him can
function in certain contexts as epicene pronouns (that is, as pronouns that
include both genders). And members of the general public, uneasy about
abandoning the ...
Edward Finegan, John R. Rickford, 2004
diverse — the ambiguity of epicene so much an exaggerated example of the
consequences of Faulkner's modernist aesthetic; — that any attempts to affix to it
an ultimate or consistent set of stable references must finally prove impossible.
Donald M. Kartiganer, Ann J. Abadie
3.3.3.3 Epicenes Epicene nouns are not problematic as far as assignment
systems are concerned. But they are sufficiently close to our topic to merit brief
discussion. Epicene is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for nouns of
common ...
Greville G. Corbett, 1991
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPICENE»
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epicene is used in the context of the following news items.
Hellish theatre that will titillate
Created and performed by Jemma Khan of the Epicene Butcher fame, directed by Lindiwe Matshikiza, with stories written by among others ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Wits 969 Festival
... the eagerly anticipated sequel to the international cult hit “The Epicene Butcher” with stories that seduce the sinless and astonish the immoral ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»
The superb, thrilling 'Third Man' returns in a brilliant restoration
Lime has been killed, the victim of a random traffic accident, mourned by his girlfriend, Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli), and a pair of epicene ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
Theatre Thrill: Nipples, laughs, drama and a sequel t
... we have We Didn't Come to Hell for the Croissants: Seven Deadly New Stories for Consenting Adults, the sequel to The Epicene Butcher. «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
Don't miss these 10 must-see plays
We Didn't Come to Hell for the Croissants: 7 Deadly New Stories for Consenting Adults – featuring Jemma Kahn of the Epicene Butcher fame. «Channel 24, Jun 15»
The flamboyant and fun soul singer Gazele is going to be bringing …
I love how Michael Jackson sings really rhythmically and percussively, using his voice to articulate different sounds and finally the epicene of ... «Sydney City News, Jun 15»
Donald Clarke: Revealing Caitlyn Jenner and curse of the …
... Leibovitz has specialised in a class of glassy, overly made-up blandness that turns her celebrity subjects into epicene showroom dummies. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Chicks on Right: Gender confusion doesn't erase the truth
... androgyne, bigender, trigender, pangender, third gender, gender-fluid, genderqueer, demienby, epicene, genderflux, intergender, and even, ... «Indianapolis Star, Jun 15»
Meeting Caitlyn, Saying Bye to Bruce — and Pronoun Confusion
... tiny pockets of English-speakers, as a substitute for “he” or “she” — a holdover of the 14th-century “Middle English epicene.” For example, if A ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Charles Laughton, Man of Many Outsize Portraits, in 'The Hunchback'
... opposite the epicene Vincent Price in a story that combines elements of “The Black Cat” with “The Cask of Amontillado.” On Blu-ray and DVD. «New York Times, Jun 15»
