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I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990, which in my opinion didn't match up to the original.
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Meaning of "Lord of the Flies" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LORD OF THE FLIES

Translation of Hebrew: see Beelzebub.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LORD OF THE FLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LORD OF THE FLIES

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Lord of the Flies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LORD OF THE FLIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies is a 1954 dystopian novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. Its stances on the already controversial subjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good earned it position 68 on the American Library Association’s list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990–1999. The novel is a reaction to the youth novel The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne. Published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was Golding’s first novel. Although it was not a great success at the time—selling fewer than 3,000 copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of print—it soon went on to become a best-seller, and by the early 1960s was required reading in many schools and colleges. It has been adapted to film twice in English, in 1963 by Peter Brook and 1990 by Harry Hook, and once in Filipino. In 2005 the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LORD OF THE FLIES

Lord High Chancellor
Lord High Commissioner
Lord Howe Island
Lord Justice of Appeal
Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lyon
Lord Mayor
Lord Muck
Lord of Appeal
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord of Hosts
Lord of Misrule
Lord of the Isles
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
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Lord Protector
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WORDS THAT END LIKE LORD OF THE FLIES

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Synonyms and antonyms of Lord of the Flies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lord of the Flies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LORD OF THE FLIES

Find out the translation of Lord of the Flies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lord of the Flies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lord of the Flies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝇王
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Señor de las Moscas
570 millions of speakers

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Lord of the Flies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मक्खियों के भगवान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رب الذباب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Повелитель мух
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

O Senhor das Moscas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মরিচ লর্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lord of the Flies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lord of the Flies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herr der Fliegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蠅の王
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파리 대왕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gusti sing mabur
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Chúa tể của những con ruồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃப்ளைஸ் இறைவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उडणारे प्रभू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sineklerin efendisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Il signore delle mosche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Władca much
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Повелитель мух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Împăratul muștelor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Lord of the Flies
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Here van die vlieë
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Flugornas herre
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Lord of the Flies
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lord of the Flies

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Brendan Fraser
I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990, which in my opinion didn't match up to the original.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LORD OF THE FLIES»

Discover the use of Lord of the Flies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lord of the Flies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lord of the Flies
First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
William Golding, 2012
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Lord of the Flies
Before The Hunger Games there was Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature.
William Golding, 1959
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Lord of the Flies
The classical study of human nature which depicts the degeneration of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island.
William Golding, 1954
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Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies
Through a zany compendium of letters written home, top-ten lists, photographs, stories, inter-bunk notes, and other camp ephemera, the authors of Bar Mitzvah Disco shed new light on the phenomenon of summer camp and the experiences that ...
Roger Bennett, Jules Shell, 2008
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Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to ...
Offers excerpts dealing with major themes of Golding's novel, including the ignoble savage, education, adventure stories, religion, biology and evolution, and war and its aftermath, and suggests topics for further exploration.
Kirstin Olsen, 2000
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William Golding: The Man who Wrote Lord of the Flies
William Golding was born in 1911 and educated at his local grammar school and Brasenose College, Oxford.
John Carey, 2012
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William Golding's Lord of the Flies
In this adventure story about a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island, William Golding explores the dark side of humanity and the savagery that surfaces when social structure is broken down, and rules, ideals, and values are ...
Harold Bloom, 2010
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Lord of the Flies Centenary Edition
The classic novel by William Golding With a new Introduction by Stephen King "To me Lord of the Flies has always represented what novels are for, what makes them indispensable.
William Golding, 2011
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William Golding's Lord of the Flies
The Book Also Contains Separate Chapters On Narrative Skill, Characterization, Plot And Structure Which Are Helpful For The Students.
Santwana Haldar, 2006
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Lord of the Flies - Parallels and Differences Between ...
It discusses some of the philosophical theories which the novel is based on (i.e. Hobbes, Rousseau). Furthermore the book's role as an anti-robinsonade will be taken into account.
Benjamin Althaus, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LORD OF THE FLIES»

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Movie Review: 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' is hard to forget
Alvarez and his expert cast were able to convince me otherwise in a movie that plays like a simulated version of "Lord of the Flies." I really got ... «The Independent | SUindependent.com, Jul 15»
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Chris Honoré: To devalue fiction is to kill a mockingbird - Daily Tidings
Let young readers lose themselves in “Where the Wild Things Are.” Hang out with Harry Potter or Holden Caulfield. Discuss “Lord of the Flies. «Ashland Daily Tidings, Jul 15»
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Regulations sometimes over the top - Victoria Advocate - Victoria, TX
Substitute some flunky from the EPA for the characters in Lord of the Flies telling Piggy "Sucks to your assmar!" and I think you have a pretty ... «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
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Out with the old: teachers reveal the topics they'd rather not teach
Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies are favourites because they're well-edited, tightly written little pieces of perfection. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Boogie's nights: Do not sleep on the 2015 Kings | The Roar
... Island of Misfit Ballers experiences sustained playoff success rather than slide into a Lord of the Flies situation, with George Karl as Piggy. «The Roar, Jul 15»
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The Five Spot: 'The Tribe,' 'Poldark,' 'Sherlock Holmes,' Ike Reilly …
1 With not a word of dialogue spoken, the electrifying high school gang thriller “The Tribe” plays like a mute “Lord of the Flies.” Ukrainian ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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ABC spins off Bachelor spinoff in endless cycle of spinning off …
... The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are given a shot at romantic redemption by enacting a flirtation-based version of The Lord Of The Flies. «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
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REVIEW: Fun Lovin' Criminals, Gala Durham, BRASS Festival …
The Spanish brass band were a mass of mullets, Lord of the Flies-esque costumes and eyebrow piercings. It was brass, but not as we know it, ... «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
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We should all resit our English Literature GCSEs at the age of 40
... the writer was going on about. Thus, Lord of the Flies isn't, it turns out, a terrific tale of boyish derring-do with a weak allegory about mankind. «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Books that make great conversation starters – let's talk!
It's special, isn't it – Lord of the Flies?' I looked up and said, 'Yes. It is.' 'The unhappy truth,' she smiled sadly. 'Do you mind if I share your bench ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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