10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACABERESQUE»
Discover the use of
macaberesque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
macaberesque and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
If we can visualise this pattern of pursuit as a sort of figure- of-eight
macaberesque—executed by two partners moving with the virtuosity of skilled ice
-skaters—we may see how the pattern takes shape in a movement of advance
and retreat.
... entirely obsolete, but so do some Standard English and colloquial terms. For
example, obcaecate “blind” (1568 +1579), seplasiary “a perfumer” (1650-1658),
and macaberesque “macabre” (1876+1909) were all short-lived terms, but they ...
3
Studies in the Lexical Field of Expectation
Horribly-hued (adjective) gryrefah OE poet. Gruesome as the danse macabre, of
theatrical productions etc (adjectives) macaberesque 1876 (1); macabre 1889 —
; black 1963+1964+1965. 1n a horrible manner (adverbs) atollice OE; egeslice ...
4
The Guy de Maupassant Megapack: 144 Novels and Short Stories
He has seizures of erotic and macaberesque madness . He is a sort of necrophile
. He has kept a journal in which he sets forth his disease with the utmost
clearness. In it you can, as it were, put your finger on it. If it would interest you,
you may ...
5
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant:
... erotic and macaberesque madness. He is a sort of necrophile. He has kepta
journalinwhich he sets forth his disease withthe utmost clearness. In it you can,
as it were, put your finger onit.If it would interest you,you may go over this
document.
6
The Entire Original Maupassant Short Stories
Hehas seizures of erotic and macaberesque madness. He is a sort of necrophile.
He has kept a journal in whichhe sets forth his disease withthe utmost clearness.
In ityou can, as it were,putyour fingeronit.If it would interest you,you may go over ...
7
Sketches New and Old, Illustrated, V7
... has terrible attacks of rage," said the doctor to me. "His is one of the most
peculiar cases I have ever seen. He has seizures of erotic and macaberesque
madness. A TRESS OF HAIR.
8
Mano a Mano--Quote, Unquote
... [M 1 shakes head but M2 doesn't give a chance to speak] I visited my sister and
came face to face with living death I observed full-blown AIDS patients of all ages
in the ward And boy, it was cadaverous, spine chilling, macaberesque!
He has seizures of erotic and macaberesque madness. He is a sort of necrophile.
He has kept a journal in which he sets forth his disease with the utmost clearness
. In it you can, as it were, put your finger on it. If it would interest you, you may ...
10
The Chambers Dictionary
adj macaberesque (-bar-enk'). [Fr macabre, formerly also macabre, perh a
corruption of Mac c abe e in reference to 2 Mace 12. 43-6, said to have been
represented in medieval drama, or from Heb meqaber grave-digger] macaco mj-
ka 'ko, ...
