10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFANT PRODIGY»
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infant prodigy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
infant prodigy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thematic Guide to Popular Short Stories
"The Infant Prodigy" (1936). From Worlds of Fiction (Ed. Roberta Rubenstein and
Charles R. Larson, 1993). ART and the ARTIST; CHILDHOOD; ILLUSION v.
REALITY; MUSIC; SOCIETY. Bibi Saccellaphylaccas is a piano-playing prodigy.
Infant prodigy recovers' after long and alarming paroxysms of holding his breath,
and whines piteously: “I want a drink of water !" Both women rush frantically to the
door. Oh, husband, how could you scold him _ Husband (in a terrible voice).
Louis A. Godey, Sarah Josepha Hale
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A biographical account of master [Henry] Herbert, the
infant ...
This young gentleman is called in the bills the " Infant Prodigy," and we think he is
so denominated most appropriately. His mind appears very vigorous, and would,
probably, if directed to the study of the mathematics, or any of the higher ...
John Cole, Henry Herbert, 1830
4
The Psychology of a Musical
Prodigy
... of certain musical “infant prodigies” than is generally to be found in
contemporaneous reports, and, on the other, to arrive at more detailed and more
authentic information as to the fundamental characteristics of the “infant prodigy”
in general.
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The Buccaneer's Apprentice
“Infant Prodigy!” The screaming stopped, or at least assumed words he could
understand. “Niccolo?” he heard. The sack unfolded into the girl who'd been the
company's Infant Prodigy. Between acts, she danced the hornpipe, sang ballads,
...
6
Travels in Intermedia[lity]: Reblurring the Boundaries
Both meanings collide in the notion of the infant prodigy, a curious hybrid that
combines the wisdom of a teacher with the age ofa pupil. Relevant for my
analysis is the possibility of reading the notion of“the prodigy” as a nodal point of
four ...
7
An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, ...
Aug861I83 Do Musical Prodigies Last?, Apr06:264 Exploitation of the Prodigy,
Aug011284 Fatal Effects of Being a Prodig/, Jan I 5179 Gilded Angel, Mar281I85
Infant Musical Prodigies, Aug95: I 73 Infant Prodigy, Sep04:358 Infant Prodigy ...
Pamela Richardson Dennis, 2011
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Lion Hunting and Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection ...
... papers were written in English about "faculty series" because the German
Fakultat means both "factorial" and "faculty." I have heard radio announcers
introducing "L' enfant prodigue" as "The prodigious infant" and as "The infant
prodigy.
Ralph P. Boas, Gerald L. Alexanderson, Dale H. Mugler, 1995
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The Dangers of Interpretation: Art and Artists in Henry ...
However, in "The Infant Prodigy" the emphasis is, on the one hand, on the
intrinsic inability of any audience to understand art and, on the other hand, on the
artist's recognition of that inability — accentuated by the musical language that
cannot ...
10
Dream of Fair to Middling Women
"the way an infant prodigy does ..." He paused. "In his hairless voice" he
continued "preferring the chemist Borodine to Mozart." "Mozart" said the P.B. "was
, I understand, an infant prodigy." That was a nasty one. Let him make what he
chose of ...
Samuel Beckett, Eoin O'Brien, Edith Fournier, 1993
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFANT PRODIGY»
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infant prodigy is used in the context of the following news items.
The Twelve-Pound Look review: Shaw's beautifully economical …
Kate Besworth, unrecognizably transformed from her infant prodigy roles in Arcadia and Peter and the Starcatcher, shows the seeds of doubt ... «National Post, Jul 15»
Farinelli and the King review – Mark Rylance and Iestyn Davies dazzle
He is both sage and infant prodigy, a regal toddler. • Farinelli and the King is at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London until 8 March ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Nellie Melba's gems to go under the hammer
She was no infant prodigy but responded well to her teachers in Melbourne and in Paris, developing into a lyric soprano with a three-octave ... «The Australian Financial Review, Feb 15»
Anti- Semitism makes a comeback in the West
Wasserman, who was somewhat of an “infant prodigy,” had been unable to attend Harvard due to financial straits, but later attended Hopkins in ... «San Diego Jewish World, Jan 15»
The Slow Lane: Class acts that transcended class
Both devoted their lives to art – Mussorgsky was an infant prodigy at the piano, became a guards officer and a part-time civil servant, but spent ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
Einsteins small brain? It didnt hold him back
Einstein was no infant prodigy. One of his teachers, Dr Joseph Degenhart, said he 'would never get anywhere in life'. (This is the only thing ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Bandinelli, a Renaissance Genius, Is Finally Given His Due
He was an infant prodigy, displaying a high level of skill as a draftsman. He astonished the city and attracted the interest of its most famous ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
Forging Romantic China: Sino-British Cultural Exchange, 1760 …
In Wordsworth's Prelude, his force-fed Infant Prodigy is likened to one of China's “vegetable dwarfs” (bonsai) and, later, Grasmere is contrasted ... «Times Higher Education, Mar 14»
HG Wells: the man I knew
... penny in his pocket, never had to wear seedy clothes, never was unemployed, and was always indulged as more or less of an infant prodigy. «New Statesman, Dec 13»
Versatile strollers fit for any family outing
Paying another $100 for the Summer Infant Prodigy Travel System we tested brought less easy maneuvering and a car seat that was harder to ... «ConsumerReports.org, Jun 13»
