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Pyramus and Thisbe
Pyramus and Thisbe , in classical mythology, youth and maiden of Babylon, whose parents opposed their marriage. Their homes adjoined, and they conversed through a crevice in the dividing wall. On a night when they had arranged to meet at the tomb of Ninus, Thisbe, who was the first at the trysting p... Read more
style
style in literature, the mysterious yet recognizable result of a successful blending of form with content. Generally speaking, all the arts reflect one of two stylistic tendencies: the classical or the romantic. When applied to literature the first term suggests objective presentation, formal struc... Read more

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Pyramus and Thisbe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pyramus and Thisbe , in classical mythology, youth...mantle, which was seized by the lion. When Pyramus came, the torn and bloody mantle convinced...at the trysting place was dyed red with Pyramus' blood, and the fruit was ever after...
Snout, Tom
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Snout, Tom, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , an Athenian tinker. He appears as Wall in the play ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’.
Starveling
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Starveling, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , a tailor, who appears as Moonshine in the play ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’.
Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...the runaways are forgiven, and the couples married. The play ends with the ‘play’ of ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’, comically acted by Bottom and his fellow tradesmen, to grace these nuptials and those of Theseus...
Snug
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Snug, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , a joiner, who appears as the lion in ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’.
Quince, Peter
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Quince, Peter, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , a carpenter, the stage- manager of the interlude ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’.
Flute
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Flute, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , a bellows-mender, who takes the part of Thisbe in the play of ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’.
Mahelot
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...otherwise have remained unknown. From the Mémoire , which was continued by Laurent, it has been possible to reconstruct some of the settings made for specific plays, among them Pyramus et Thisbé by Théophile.
interludes
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...and involving a limited number of characters. That interludes were sometimes performed by villagers we know from ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’ in A Midsummer Night's Dream . Their vogue was chiefly in the 15th and 16th cents. They succeeded...
Cowley, Abraham
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...Abraham (1618–67), scholar and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. His precocity is shown by ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’, a verse romance written when he was 10 years old, and ‘Constantia and Philetus’...

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Pyramus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Pyramus a Babylonian youth, lover of Thisbe...by a lioness coming from its kill, and Pyramus, seeing her bloodstained cloak and supposing...sign of mourning for them. The story of Pyramus and Thisbe is the subject of the mechanicals...
Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de (1806–93) The son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle , who, in 1842, succeeded his father as professor of natural history at the University of Geneva and completed his father's work by publishing...
Candolle, Augustin-Pyramus De
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Candolle, Augustin-Pyramus De ( b . Republic of Geneva, 4 February 1778; d . Geneva, 9 September 1841), botany, agronomy . The son of Augustin de Candolle...
Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de (1778–1841) A Swiss botanist who studied in Geneva and settled in Paris in 1796. At the request of the French...
Cels, Jacques-Philippe-Martin
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...x2019; H é ritier, in the Histoire naturelle des plantes grasses (1799) and the Astragologia (1802) of Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle, and in the Liliac é es (1802 – 1816) of P. J. Redout é . Cels applied himself particularly...
Necker, Louis-Albert,known as Necker De Saussure
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...speculative. As a member of the tradition of the natural method of classification, Necker claimed inspiration from Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle and Cuvier. A strong advocate of field observation in geology, Necker presented the first geological map of the...
Candolle, AlphonseLouisPierrePyramus de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology Candolle, AlphonseLouisPierrePyramus de (1806–93)The son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle , who, in 1842, succeeded his father as professor of natural history at the University of Geneva and completed his...
Candolle, Alphonse De
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Switzerland, 4 April 1893), botany, phytogeography . Alphonse de Candolle was the son of the Genevan botanist Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle and Fanny Torros. He spent the first years of his life at Paris, then at Montpellier, where his father taught...
La Rive, Arthur-Auguste De
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Munier, and Abraham Pascalis effectively ran the Academy during the 1830 ’ s and 1840 ’ s. When Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle retired in 1835, Auguste became the Academy ’ s chief spokesman. In addition, he was a leader of the...
Mociño, José Mariano
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...French (1812), he carried a part of the material with him to Montpellier, where he worked with the botanist Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle. Most of the manuscripts of the Flora Mexicana were lost before they came into Candolle ’ s hands...

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Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/10/1993; 211 words ; PHOTO (CUTLINE ONLY) Jon Regashus is 'Pyramus' and Jeff Todd is 'The Wall' in a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by the Crown Point High Drama Club. (Post-Tribune staff photographer) THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION.
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Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/27/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisby" for Duke Theseus' wedding." Bottom (Gibson) is given the role of Pyramus while Flute (McKinnon), despite his...they dramatised the Babylonian tale of Pyramus and Thisbe was loved by the crowd. Like...
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Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/13/2000; 700+ words ; ...wills, for Bottom wants to play not only Pyramus, but also Thisbe and the Lion. That...foot down: "You can play no part but Pyramus." (1.2.88) A terrible moment follows...When Bully Bottom is given the part of Pyramus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first...
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Magazine article from: ANQ; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...and Juliet. Some of the details of "Pyramus and Thisby" echo the work written for...the casting of mothers and fathers for Pyramus and Thisby (although they do not participate...of course is mirrored in the story of Pyramus and Thisby. To recall it in this way...
The Little Death
Magazine article from: The Hudson Review; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...teacher, chose John O'Leary, my own secret Pyramus, to play the part of Pyramus. I loved to study him each afternoon in Study...Lioness offer to read my part (my part!) with Pyramus. Poor John, he never was that swift, still...