10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEÓS EK MECHANES»
Discover the use of
theós ek mechanes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
theós ek mechanes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature - Strona 320
... -'mak-; - [New Latin, literally, a god from a machine, translation of Greek apb mechanes theos (Demosthenes) or theos ek mechanes (Menander)] A person or thing that appears or is introduced into a situation suddenly and unexpectedly and ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1995
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International Criminal Law, Volume 3: International Enforcement: ...
Like a Greek drama, it must at times fulfill the role of the Theos ek mechanes or, in Latin, the Deus ex machina, which appears at the scene of a crisis to provide a solution or diversion, albeit artificial, with respect to the causes of the conflict.4 ...
M. Cherif Bassiouni, 2008
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The Legislative History of the International Criminal Court (2 ...
See Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism, 1937 Thailand 163 The Hague 39, 42, 51, 79,125, 216, 220, 232, 392,394,578 theos ek mechanes 47 Thompson-Barrow, Cheryl 91 time limits 293,312,315, 387, 394,395,403, ...
M. Cherif Bassiouni, William A. Schabas, 2016
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The Power of Film - Strona 122
Deus ex Machina The Greeks invented device they called the astage theos ek mechanes. The Romans, who conquered and. deuS. ex. then copied the Greeks in so many things, called it a. m. deus ex machina, a “god from a machine.” A kind ...
There is in literature an old expression, deus ex machina, a translation into Latinof the original Greek theos ek mechanes. The expression's existence may say something about the continuity of a few ofthe early Greek plays. Whileit literally ...
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Crowell's handbook of classical drama - Strona 113
Deucalion and Pyrrha accomplished this by throwing stones over their shoulders, those flung by Deucalion becoming men, and those flung by his wife becoming women. deus ex machina (Latin for Gk. theos ek mechanes or apo mechanes ...
Richmond Yancey Hathorn, 1967
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Loose Cannons, Red Herrings, and Other Lost Metaphors - Strona 85
Ultimately from Greek theos ek mechanes, a gimmick often used by dramatists who had painted themselves into a corner (see paint . . .). That is, when the plot had become so embroiled that no dramatic resolution seemed possible, the ...
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The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories - Strona 139
The origin of the term, which comes from Latin and literally means 'a god from a machine', can be traced back to Greek drama ... [NL, a god from a machine, trans. of Gk theos ek mēchanēs] devil In the Hebrew Old Testament, the word śaṭān ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1991
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A History of Technology - Tom 2 - Strona 630
There it was seen that from the wheel two essential machines were very early evolved, namely vehicles and the potter's ... This is the theos ek mechanes, deus ex machina, 'the god from the machine', in the sarcastic phrase of Lucian (a.d. c ...
Charles Joseph Singer, 1957
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A history of technology - Tom 2 - Strona 630
There it was seen that from the wheel two essential machines were very early evolved, namely vehicles and the potter's ... This is the theos ek mechanes, deus ex machina, 'the god from the machine', in the sarcastic phrase of Lucian (a.d. c ...
Charles Joseph Singer, Trevor Illtyd Williams, 1956
