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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONTHERLANT

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONTHERLANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONTHERLANT

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Montherlant 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 MONTHERLANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Montherlant in the English dictionary

The definition of Montherlant in the dictionary is Henri de. 1896–1972, French novelist and dramatist: his novels include Les Jeunes Filles and Le Chaos et la nuit.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONTHERLANT

Monteverdi
Montevideo
Montez
Montezuma II
Montezuma´s revenge
Montfort
montgolfier
Montgomery
Montgomeryshire

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONTHERLANT

air plant
appellant
coolant
eggplant
galant
gallant
implant
lant
on a slant
plant
power plant
repellant
sealant
semblant
slant
stimulant
transplant
tremblant
vigilant
volant

Synonyms and antonyms of Montherlant in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Montherlant» into 25 languages

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Montherlant
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Montherlant
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Montherlant
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Montherlant
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モンテルラン
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Montherlant
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Montherlant
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The term «Montherlant» is regularly used and occupies the 67.646 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONTHERLANT»

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Chaos and Night
One of the great characters of twentieth-century fiction, a lost soul who is, in spite of everything, the essence of whatever honor may be, Don Celestino is an unparalleled modern reincarnation of the spirit of Don Quixote and a triumph of ...
Henry de Montherlant, 2009
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Henry de Montherlant: a critical biography
Acclaimed the contemporary French writer who would be most read in the year 2000 and the one dramatist “since Racine and Corneille worthy of ranking with them,” Henry de Montherlant has been a notable figure in French letters since ...
Lucille Frackman Becker, 1970
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French Twentieth Bibliography
Q8100. Lapaire, Pierre J.: Montherlant et la parole: étude d'un langage dramatique. Birmingham, Ala.: Summa Publications, Inc., 1993. 135 p. (bib. p. [ 129]- 135). [OCLC] Q8101. Bedeneau, Mireille: "Le Cardinal d'Espagne (H. de Montherlant).
Douglas W. Alden, 1995
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The Facts on File Companion to the French Novel
Montherlant's writings reveal contradictory tendencies of sacrifice and abandon, austerity and sensuality. Above all, Montherlant was opposed to the mediocrity and decadence of contemporary society, a frustration that sometimes led him to try ...
Karen L. Taylor, 2006
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French Writers and the Politics of Complicity: Crises of ...
Montherlant, his career, and his work remain of keen interest to intellectual and cultural historians dealing with such topics as the relations between politics and aesthetics (Fascism, in Montherlant's case), the politics of gender, and more ...
Richard J. Golsan, 2006
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The Drama of Fallen France: Reading la Comedie sans Tickets
In reality, most practitioners of psychology and psychiatry, both now and during Montherlant's lifetime, have maintained that pedophilia originates in a perpetrator earlier than adolescence, indeed sometime during childhood or even earlier.
Kenneth Krauss, 2004
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French Vii Bibliography
Henry de Montherlant. Revue de Belles Lettres [Special number], nov.-déc. 1953. [ТИ7^] [Four articles and illustrations relating to the production oí La Ville dont le prince est un enfant] 18118. Montherlant, Henry de: Carnets. Années 1930 à ...
Modern Language Association of America. French VII., Modern Language Association of America. French VII., French Institute (New York, N.Y.), French Institute (New York, N.Y.), 1954
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A History of Homosexuality in Europe, Vol. I & II: Berlin, ...
344 The account that comes closest to the English cult of homosexuality is that of Henry de Montherlant, in his very fictionalized book, Les Garçons (TheBoys). Montherlant relates his adolescence at the college of Sainte-Croix, in Neuilly, from ...
Florence Tamagne, 2006
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French XX Bibliography: Critical and Biographical References ...
Battel. Brigitte: Unilateralità focale, o la mistica dell'oblio in Henry de Montherlant. I paragoni motivati e le anacronie temporali in Les Jeunes Filles. Bologna: Tipografica. 1982. 52 p. [MLA] • K9151. Duroisin, Pierre: Montherlant et l'antiquité .
Douglas W. Alden, Peter C. Hoy, Christine M. Zunz, 1989
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A critical bibliography of French literature
Auligny and Leon de Coantre illustrate opposite views. In Port-Royal, "le bovarysme" becomes a collective phenomenon. Study of three works mentioned too condensed to be completely satisfactory. Arthos, John. The Montherlant manner.
David Clark Cabeen, Richard A. Brooks, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONTHERLANT»

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Rock Roundup The Ultimate Singer Songwriter?
French writer Henry de Montherlant usually gets credit for the aphorism to the effect that happiness writes white on the page. That is a Gallic ... «urbanmilwaukee, Jul 15»
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Mascara, Blood, Ash, and Come
"Happiness writes in white ink on a white page," said a cynical Henry de Montherlant. I Love You, Honeybear, Josh Tillman's second album ... «The Portland Mercury, May 15»
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Saul Bellow and His Complicated Love Life
Happiness, noted Montherlant, writes white; it is invisible on the page. And the same is true of goodness. Anita was upstanding and altruistic, and is therefore a ... «Vanity Fair, Apr 15»
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AGNÈS B. with Phong Bui
Montherlant treats children as an endangered species heeding protection from parents. […] The child in Alain-Fournier, Proust, Colette, ... «Brooklyn Rail, Mar 15»
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Northern Stage Debuts New Plays
Saturday afternoon will offer a new adaptation of The Land Where the King Is a Child by French writer Henry de Montherlant. Vanity Fair ... «Seven Days, Jan 15»
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Entertainment Highlights: Jeremiah McLane to Perform and Lead …
At 3 p.m. on Saturday, Chad Larabee will direct Wayne Lawson and Julian Sancton's adaptation of Henri de Montherlant's play The Land ... «Valley News, Jan 15»
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Albert Camus: the paradoxical philosopher
An avid reader, his favourites were André Gide, Henry de Montherlant, and the immensely challenging André Malraux, Camus leaned “left” ... «gulfnews.com, Jan 15»
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2014: Night Games is another …
“Happiness writes white,” as the French poet Henry de Montherlant once said. Which helps to explain why so many arts prizes lean towards the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Pierre Coustillas, The Heroic Life of George Gissing, Part II : 1888 …
Pour évoquer l'échec du second mariage de Gissing, Montherlant est par exemple convoqué : « Le mariage est un enfer s'il y a chambre commune ; chambres ... «Revues.org, Nov 14»
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Baddies in books: Robert Wringhim, a great sinner
Henry de Montherlant observed that “happiness writes in white ink on white paper”, and it's certainly true that villainy thrills on the page in a ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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