10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIRTHLESSNESS»
Discover the use of
mirthlessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mirthlessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking
If then Al's laugh's mirthlessness gains some assurance of its safety from Ken's
laugh's mirthlessness, what might be sources for Ken's laugh having gone first
and been mirthless? Recalling, again, that the conversation system is designed
to ...
Richard Bauman, Joel Sherzer, 1974
2
An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... siriol, lion, dyddan ; gwych Mirthfully, myrth'-ffwl-li, ad. yn orhoenus Mirthfulness
, myrth'-ffwl-nes, s. llawenydd, digrifweh, difyrweh, llonder, en- chwardd [athrist,
prudd,digalon,dihoen Mirthless, myrth'-les, a.aflawen, annifyr, Mirthlessness, ...
3
The Chronicles of Clovis
The supperparty whichRoger insisted on standingthatnight in honour of hisaunt
and thethree Miss Brimley Bomefieldswas remarkable forthe unrestrained gaiety
oftwo of the participants andthefunereal mirthlessness of the remaining guests.
To the lips of a light-of-heart there was that in its quality had brought a sigh: as for
Arden, when he had checked his horse he looked upon the scene with a groan,
then presently for very mirthlessness, laughed. "That day," he said to himself ...
5
The Dna Conspiracy: A Novel
Perhaps it was because inebriation was usual; or maybe it was the mirthlessness
of the drunks, and the absence of the alcohol- fueled boisterousness. Sizemore
and himself were the only non- imbibers Stewart observed, and he wondered if ...
6
English German and German English Pocket Dictionary: With a ...
[feit,/ Miriness, mei'-rUne§, e. ©tfclammig« Mirk, mbrf, Mirksome, mb'rf'.66m, adj.
bunfet. [ïunfelWt,/. Mirksomeness , ralr!'- 6b'm • ne|j , ¡. Mirror, mlr'-tiir, s. Spiegel, т
.; Sei» fplel, n. Mirthless, mórVl£6' аФ'- traurig. Mirthlessness , mír¡{'- icç - ne§ ...
James C. Oehlschlager, 1858
7
Animals and the Human Imagination: A Companion to Animal Studies
3 The mirthlessness of the laugh reminds us that the routine is at least half
serious, routing us back to the hatefully absurd equation of homosexuality and
bestiality, returning us to the point that motivated the monologue. Is this mirthless
laugh ...
Aaron Gross, Anne Vallely, 2013
There will be no room for anyone else and if any man, no matter what the excuse,
crowds out a woman or child I'll personally kill him." "You needn't bother," Craig
said. He smiled with savage mirthlessness. "I'll be glad to take care of any such ...
9
From the Atelier Tovar: Selected Writings of Guy Maddin
S. Burke and I complained crabbily in our office about the mirthlessness of the
filmmaking class, which really meant, and we admitted this, that no one in the
class liked us. They didn't laugh at our jokes, didn't express any interest in us ...
10
The Great Emporium : the Low Countries as cultural ...
... to comprehend the comic consequences of such steadfast gravity, which is the
point of the account of "the Cave of Trophonius", a visit to which is guaranteed to
reduce any merry visitor or guffawing crowd to mournful mute mirthlessness ...
C. C. Barfoot, Richard Todd, 1992
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIRTHLESSNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mirthlessness is used in the context of the following news items.
Bob Odenkirk's 'A Load of Hooey,' and More
... whatever wit an old laugh line possessed can curdle across decades to the point that its rank mirthlessness becomes a kind of KICK ME sign ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
Theatre review: The Confessions Of Gordon Brown, Trafalgar …
While Grieve works hard to hold the stage for more than an hour and is vocally spot-on, he lacks the rictus mirthlessness of the public Brown ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 13»
Cannes 2013 Review: 'The Golden Cage' Is Too Miserable For Its …
Add to this mirthlessness a painstaking pace and you have a film that's well-intended enough – prior to the screening, the director said that ... «Film School Rejects, May 13»
Tales from the desert
They have the hollow mirthlessness of people who live in a place where other people go to enjoy themselves. Las Vegas may “take you by your ... «Financial Times, Dec 12»
No silver lining for some at Olympics athletes
Her mirthlessness it seems is the only person left keeping a check on their emotions. The very British "stiff upper lip" has fallen a quiver to the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Aug 12»
Having a bawl as golden moments vanish before their eyes
The Queen didn't smile in the opening ceremony but few have taken her lead. Her Mirthlessness it seems is the only person left keeping a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 12»
'Liberal satire' is an oxymoron
... Radio 4's unfunny The Now Show; or that other veritable Prime Minister of Mirthlessness, The News Quiz, which appears to occupy a parallel ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 09»
Manny Farber, TV critic?
... Mrs. (I Love Lucy), all of which were funnier in their depiction of the mirthlessness of daily existence than for their expected comic embroidery. «Entertainment Weekly, Sep 09»
Miami Vice (Unrated Director's Edition)
The mirthlessness of Mann's movie rubbed some viewers the wrong way but it is immediately evident upon meeting bad guys Arc¿ngel de ... «IGN, Dec 06»
