10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FANCIFULNESS»
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fancifulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fancifulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in ...
... as a formal theory, except of the most vague kind, it nonetheless formed the
limit on his apprehension of the facts of historical existence, so that a "tactful"
realism, a realism that would not degenerate into "fancifulness," could be realized
.
2
Torture and Moral Integrity: A Philosophical Enquiry
We shall return in later chapters to the queries about the fancifulness of ticking-
bomb predicaments; there I shall maintain that the use of torture in such
predicaments is morally wrong even if all the queries about fancifulness are
somehow ...
Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a "sexual suspect," a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of "terminal ...
4
The retrospective review
Indeed, one of the most remarkable peculiarities in the poetry of Browne, is its
fancifulness — it is also one of its worst vices. — And, by fancifulness we wish to
be understood, a wild and unmeasured play of the imagination — which endues,
...
5
Sherwood Anderson: A Writer in America
So, in an artfully controlled paradox, Anderson uses the episode of Father's
bogus fancifulness to assert the value of the true fancifulness, uses Father's “
showmanship” to assert the value of the serious artist in America. Seen in their
intercon- ...
From this, I fully grant, much fancifulness could not but arise : yet, was not such
fancifulness, better than formal superstition? in which all outward religion then
consisted. In short, if inward piety had not laid hold of their imagination, it had
little ...
Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams,
1834
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The British Critic and Quarterly Theological Review
... and wisdom, and moderation, and spiritual knowledge, so infinitely superior,
that the leap is actually from the perfect to the imperfect, from that which is free
from fancifulness and error to that which is sprinkled over with fancifulness and
error ...
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The British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and ...
... and wisdom, and moderation, and spiritual knowledge, so infinitely superior,
that the leap is actually from the perfect to the imperfect, from that which is free
from fancifulness and error to that which is sprinkled over with fancifulness and
error ...
9
The Retrospective review [ed. by H. Southern].
Indeed, one of the most remarkable peculiarities in the poetry of Browne, is its
fancifulness — it is also one of its worst vices. — And, by fancifulness we wish to
be understood, a wild and unmeasured play of the imagination — which endues,
...
10
The Retrospective Review
Indeed, one of the most remarkable peculiarities in the poetry of Browne, is its
fancifulness — it is also one of its worst vices. — And, by fancifulness we wish to
be understood, a wild and unmeasured play of the imagination — which endues,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FANCIFULNESS»
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fancifulness is used in the context of the following news items.
Some pieces of Scaife collection in high demand on first day of auction
“He was a serious collector, but there's also this wonderful sort of levity and fancifulness that comes across as well,” said Gemma Sudlow, ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
Rex Murphy: 'White privilege' on the march
... full annual academic conferences to elaborate on its tedious fancifulness, and undergraduate courses to inject it into half-formed sensibilities, ... «National Post, May 15»
Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner, Wigmore Hall, review: Good in parts
Lustily accompanied by six players from the English Baroque Soloists, this evocation of an epic battle had that amalgam of fancifulness and fury ... «The Independent, May 15»
From the archive, 27 April 1915: Editorial: A Poet's Death
He was not a warlike poet, but one of niceties and delicate apprehensions, of moods and impressions; with sympathetic fancifulness he would ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
'Tuned In' review: Baylin's 'Dark Place' proves enlightening
A chugging rhythm adds a rift of realism to the dreamy fancifulness of "Black Blood," and "London Time" has the feel of a sunny Mod-friendly ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Apr 15»
Green Blades Garden Club presents Fox Trail on Decorator …
Apart from the sublime balance of functionality, flow and sheer fancifulness, the owners recognize that their Red Fox foothold is something ... «Tryon Daily Bulletin, Apr 15»
The Best April Fools' Day Pranks From the Tech World
But, as is usually the case with the best April Fools' Day jokes, most danced on the line between believability and fancifulness, leaving the ... «Motley Fool, Apr 15»
ON REFLECTION When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
... however accurate, can't help but deny certain facets of equal importance to the ones highlighted by said fancifulness: so it's a celebration, ... «Brooklyn Rail, Feb 15»
How zoology has been transformed by mobile technology
... of species and ecosystems whose very future depends on us getting it right rather than getting lost in a dazzling array of flashing fancifulness. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
LA studio to restore venerable 'King's Quest' to its gaming throne
... Odd Gentlemen is prepping a comeback. And with it a return of the cartoonish fancifulness that marked the franchise's eight prior core games. «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»