10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-SERIOUS»
Discover the use of
half-serious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
half-serious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Half-
Serious Rhymes: The Narrative Poetry of Luigi Pulci
Half-serious Rhymes examines the nature of that ambivalence, tracing its origins in the circumstances in which Pulci wrote and the conflicting expectations of his audience at a time of rapid cultural change; more generally, it seeks to ...
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Desperate Storytelling: Post-Romantic Elaborations of the ...
'Half-Serious. Rhyme": Byron's. Don. Juan. I should be very willing to redress
Men's wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, Had not Cervantes, in that
too true tale Of Quixote, shown how all such efforts fail. BYRON Don Juan
Stendhal's ...
'You're not trying to run out on me are you?' he said, half-laughing, half-serious. It
was the bit that was half- serious that scared me, half-serious was worse than
being full-on threatening, if you had something to lose. It was the uncertainty.
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The Complete Book of Devils and Demons
Edmund Wilson ticked off Lord Lytton by calling him “a half-trashy novelist, who
writes badly, but is patronized by half-serious readers, who do not care much
about writing.” Lord Lytton was also a half-serious magician, with half-serious ...
Leonard R. N. Ashley, 2011
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The monthly review, or, literary journal
In the Half-serious style we observe vigor, lightness, agility, brilliant springs, with
a steadiness and command of the body. It is the best kind of Dancing for
expressing the more general theatrical subjects. It also pleases more generally.
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The Red Chestnut Bookstore
"But you said you were serious." "If I remember right, I said I was only half serious.
I'm hardly ever totally serious." "I love you, Ann." "That's good to hear." "And do
you love me?" "Yes, but I won't tell you whether I'm serious or only half serious.
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Serious Fun with White House Secrets: And STATE DEPARTMENT ...
I asked half joking and half serious. Nancy laughed. “Of course not. That helps to
narrow our focus to Virginia. Forget DC. and Maryland. Let's go to McLean and
meander. I have a few listings. Are you hungryyyy?” “A sandwich or salad would
...
In the Half-serious style we observe vigor, lightness, agility, brilliant springs, with
a steadiness and command of the Body. It is the best kind of Dancing for
expressing the more general theatrical subjects. It also pleases more generally, ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1762
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
M In the Half-serious style we observe vigor, lightness, agility, brilliant springs,
with a steadiness and command of the body. It is the best kind of Dancing for
expressing the more general theatrical subjects." It also pleases more generally.
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1762
In the Half-serious style we observe vigor, lightness, agility, brilliant springs, with
a steadiness and command of the body. It is the best kind of Dancing for
expressing the more general theatrical subjects. It also pleases more generally.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-SERIOUS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
half-serious is used in the context of the following news items.
The only Republican woman running for president probably won't be …
Only two women have made even half-serious runs for the Republican presidential nomination in the past two decades: Elizabeth Dole in 2000 ... «Yahoo Politics, Jul 15»
Go Set a Watchman backlash for turning Atticus Finch into a racist
Scott Simon, a radio host on NPR who lives in Washington, D.C., reacted with half-serious denial, as did many others. He said: 'I think it's likely ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Quentin Tarantino says he'd consider doing a TV series after 'Hateful …
I could just shoot everything I wanted to and it could just go on and on and on," he said — and he seemed at least half-serious about it. «Mashable, Jul 15»
DAVID HUGHES: Non-railroaded Fast Track Mile considered a big hit
The half-fun, half-serious event thrived over the years – even enticing a few sports reporters to “compete” – before eventually undergoing a ... «Terre Haute Tribune Star, Jul 15»
He'll be back (again and again): The fascinating, post-political acting …
By the time The Expendables 2 arrived in 2012, the half-serious presidential ambitions Schwarzenegger winked at in the original Expendables ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
TV Girl 101 with Brad Petering
Something meaningful communicated in a half-serious way. Petering is talking about TV Girl, an indie pop project based out of Los Angeles ... «Vancouver Weekly, Jul 15»
Spanish heatwave to continue until mid-July, say weather experts
But the AEMET's forecast between now and mid-July is, as Torres says in a half-humorous, half-serious tone, that it's going to be “so hot it's ... «EL PAÍS in English, Jul 15»
Hastings: Hanover Park Vineyard Raises a Glass to 15 Years
It was that kind of half-serious window shopping that makes for a nice Sunday-afternoon pastime — until the day they found a piece of land that ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
The Value of Virtual Currency: Can video games save the world …
... up the game while fearing his career was “in the dumps” and wrote up an only half-serious study of how the in-game economy functioned. «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
Couple tour Europe before baby's born
“Yesterday was Holy Tuesday. Tomorrow is Holy Thursday. The day after is Holy Friday,” he said, half-serious. In this devoutly Catholic nation, ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jun 15»
