ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPOSTURE
From French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impōnere.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPOSTURE»
Discover the use of
imposture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
imposture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Three years after Lord Byron dismissed him from his service, Dr John Polidori has fallen on hard times.
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Dark Twins:
Imposture and Identity in Mark Twain's America
Gillman shows that laws regulating race classification, paternity, and rape cases underwrite Twain's critical exploration of racial and sexual difference in the writings of the 1890s and after, most strikingly in the little-known ...
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The True Nature of
Imposture Fully Displayed in the Life of ...
With a Discourse Annexed, for the Vindicating of Christianity from this Charge;
Offered to the Consideration of the Deists of the Present Age Humphrey Prideaux
. The Contents. Scct. 2. The sicond Mark ofan Imposture, That it can have none
but ...
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Who's Who?: Hoaxes,
Imposture and Identity Crises in ...
Brings together for the first time essays that consider a range of high-profile cases of literary hoaxing, identity crisis or imposture in Australian literature.
Maggie Nolan, Carrie Dawson, 2004
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Inventing the Sacred:
Imposture, Inquisition, And the ...
"Inventing the Sacred" analyzes the Spanish Inquisition's campaign to ferret out "false saints and scandalous impostors" whose claims of divinely inspired visions and revelations threatened the Catholic church's efforts to monopolize access ...
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The
Imposture and Other Tales: Thirty Short Stories By John ...
The conclusion to this story will astound you, for Pascal also is adept at producing the surprise ending.
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Tear Off the Masks!: Identity and
Imposture in ...
This book examines the ways in which Russians created, discarded & disguised identities that would either advance their interests or place them at risk in the wake of these revolutions.
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Cultivating Victorians: Liberal Culture and the Aesthetic
The. Work. of. Imposture: The. Victorian. Public. and. the. Tichborne. Case. A true
story: in l866, one Arthur Orton, wayfaring son of an East London butcher, quits
his life of small adventure in Australia to return to England and assume the ...
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Sketches of
Imposture, Deception, and Credulity
Publisher: Zieber Publication date: 1845 Subjects: Impostors and imposture Truthfulness and falsehood Deception Skepticism Self-deception Law / Criminal Law / General Body, Mind
Books LLC, General Books, 2009
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The Mythomanias: The Nature of Deception and Self-deception
This volume addresses this interest shared by philosophers, social and clinical psychologists, and more recently, neuroscientists and cognitive scientists.
Michael S. Myslobodsky, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPOSTURE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
imposture is used in the context of the following news items.
Jefferson Davis on Fire
... New York Times reported, “his petticoats again played him false, and as the wind blew them about, the imposture of the figure was exposed. «New York Times, Jul 15»
Happy Birthday to James McNeill Whistler
He thundered from his bully pulpit, "The ill-educated conceit of the artist ... approached the aspect of willful imposture," and "I have seen, and ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
La part d'ombre de Joseph Kabila
... le surnom donné à Laurent-Désiré Kabila) et d'accuser l'actuel chef de l'Etat d'imposture. Dans une vidéo diffusée sur Internet (VIDEO), ... «Direct.cd, Jul 15»
Baha'i Holy Day: The Martyrdom Of The Bab. Rahmat 16, 172 BE (7 …
... hath been revealed in the Qur'án, we would assuredly charge Him with imposture, put Him to death, and refuse forever to acknowledge Him”, ... «Iranian, Jul 15»
Clarence Thomas Deserves Criticism. Just Leave His Race Out of It.
Blackface implies imposture and Thomas is, after all, a black man. But this isn't the only problem with Takei's comments. In suggesting that ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
Hooray for convictions
... enlightened to disabuse themselves of artifice, imposture, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
The Keg of KBBS
For the most part their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity, to practise imposture upon the Illinois and California millionaires. «BeerAdvocate.com, Jul 15»
Liberty or tyranny
... enlightened to disabuse themselves of artifice, imposture, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jul 15»
Nkrumah, Nkrumaism, Nkrumaists and Nkrumacracy. Part One
... or shamans and witchdoctors and online scammers, the source of his child-like faith and acceptance of all imposture is traceable to his young ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
Guinée : Au sujet de l'alliance de Cellou Dalein Diallo et de Moussa …
Et voilà nos gardiens des vertus républicaines réveillés de leur somnolence habituelle pour crier à l'imposture du dirigeant de l'UFDG de ... «Néoleadership Guinée, Jun 15»
