ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARLEQUIN
From Old French Herlequin, Hellequin leader of band of demon horsemen, perhaps from Middle English Herle king (unattested) King Herle, mythical being identified with Woden.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARLEQUIN»
Discover the use of
harlequin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
harlequin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harlequin Britain: Pantomime and Entertainment, 1690–1760
Its extraordinary popularity underscores the continuing centrality of live performance in a culture that is most typically seen as having shifted its attention to the written text, in particular to the novel.
2
Love's $weet Return: The
Harlequin Story
Love’s $weet Return examines the phenomenon of romance fiction, focusing specifically on one of the most successful book publishers in the world, the Canadian-based Harlequin Enterprises.
Margaret Ann Jensen, 1984
3
The
Harlequin Years: Music in Paris, 1917-1929
Through the whole book runs the double thread spun by Jean Cocteau in his little volume Le coq et l'harlequin: the warp of the traditional French cock being pulled by the weft of the foreign, multicolored harlequinade.
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Harlequin (The Grail Quest, Book 1)
Harlequins are lost souls, so loved by the devil that he would not take them to hell, but left them to roam the earth.
Rebel Jaq Draco, a former loyal inquisitor, must join forces with a deadly assassin-courtesan and an insane navigator to battle against clever aliens, secret agents, and Harlequin player-warriors to save the galaxy from a psychic doomsday ...
Into Anita Blake's world-a world already overflowing with power-come creatures so feared that centuries-old vampires refuse to mention their names.
Laurell K. Hamilton, 2007
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The World of
Harlequin: A Critical Study of the Commedia ...
In this classic study of the Commedia dell 'Arte, printed in several editions and languages since its first publication in 1963, one of Allardyce Nicoll's chief concerns is to show how and why the figure of Harlequin came to predominate ...
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Harlequin Romance Bundle: Brides and Babies
Harlequin Romance Bundle: Brides and Babies includes: The Valentine Bride by Liz Fielding, One Summer In Italy by Lucy Gordon and The Boss's Pregnancy Proposal by Raye Morgan.
Liz Fielding, Lucy Gordon, Raye Morgan, 2007
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One-Click Buy: September 2009
Harlequin Presents
Marion Lennox, Miranda Lee, Melanie Milburne, Carole Mortimer, Jennie Lucas,
Abby Green. It was such a fast, instinctive action that it was done before she
could react. Before she could think about stepping back. But she didn't step back.
Marion Lennox, Miranda Lee, Melanie Milburne, 2009
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Pregnant by the Millionaire:
Harlequin Comics
Hebe secretly admires, Nick, her boss at the art gallery where she works in London.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARLEQUIN»
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harlequin is used in the context of the following news items.
'Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust', Royal Academy of Arts, London …
While putting together “Thimble Theater”, he built a harlequin-wallpapered box with a cut-out Pierrot dangling like a puppet, “A Dressing Room ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Publishing Notes: News Corp, NYT - Forbes
The acquisition of Harlequin is also aiding the top line as well as the bottom line of the company. Additionally, the company is seeing high ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Purple patch for specialist potato grower - ABC Rural (Australian …
"So we've bought in new varieties of Purple Bliss, Harlequin, which we think is probably the world's greatest roast potato, and Peruvian Gold, ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
RIHS golden tickets add to draw of Puddledub Spring Show …
Reserve: Laura Henry, with Harlequin Skies. Diamond in-hand: 1 Dawn Wallace, Poppy; 2 Angela Watson, Another Hoarfrost; 3 JA Murphy, ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
Philip Marchand: Along with Scout and Atticus Finch, the …
Lowbrow: Harlequin Romance. For British literature you could start with Virginia Woolf, who waged fierce combat with the middlebrow culture of ... «National Post, Jul 15»
Colorado Hometown Weekly Around the Towns July 15 - Colorado …
... and the Beast": at 7:30 p.m. July 23, 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. July 24, 25 and 26 at Harlequin Center for the Performing Arts, 990 Public Road. «Colorado Hometown Weekly, Jul 15»
Liverpool gallery gifted Picasso 'sensual' sketch | Granada - ITV News
The erotic story fascinated Picasso early in his career and is given a typical Picasso twist with the introduction of a Harlequin. Framed Study for ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
Anarchy in Wonderland: Vivienne Westwood's anti-capitalist take on …
It is inspired by the dress of a harlequin. A harlequin, according to the novel's press release, “is characterised by his comedic, often trickster, ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
Correction: Best-Sellers-Books-PW story - Salon.com
“Kiss Me” by Susan Mallery (Harlequin). 5. “Power Play” by Catherine Coulter (Jove). 6. “In Plain Sight” by Fern Michaels (Kensington/Zebra). 7. «Salon, Jul 15»
Maciu Vosa with his wife Kylie at the Studley Park Rehabilitation …
But Harlequin Rugby player Maciu (pronounced “Matthew”) Vosa did not come home that night, or the next. Last week, Maciu passed his 16th ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»